"orality" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: oralities [plural]
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  1. The state of being oral. Tags: countable, uncountable Derived forms: hyperorality Translations (being oral): oralitat [feminine] (Catalan), oralité [feminine] (French), oralidade [feminine] (Galician), Oralität [feminine] (German), béalaireacht [feminine] (Irish), oralità [feminine] (Italian), oralidade [feminine] (Portuguese), oralitate [feminine] (Romanian), oralidad [feminine] (Spanish)

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