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: in spoken words : by means of speech
The exam will be given orally.
an orally presented argument
Deaf, signing parents will "babble" to their infants in sign, just as hearing parents do orally; this is how the child learns language …—
Oliver Sacks
Oliver Sacks2
: by way of the mouth
The medicine can be administered orally.
Another example is amygdalin, which is found in the pits of peaches and apricots. If consumed orally, it is approximately 40 times more toxic than by intravenous injection …—Des W. Connell
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Literary historian Paul Zumthor argues that poetry with a purely oral tradition in that era invoked an open discourse, while written poetry, still communicated orally, made up a closed discourse.
—David Silverberg, JSTOR Daily, 29 Jan. 2025
Her granddaughter Cassie Owens hopes to inherit the glasses — a physical documentation of their family, a lineage that includes at least two enslaved ancestors, a history that has been passed down orally.
—Rukmini Callimachi, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
But importantly, few studies have looked at whether cannabis extract, ingested orally, could be genotoxic on its own.
—Emily Earlenbaugh, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Klonopin is available in several dosage forms: conventional tablets, orally disintegrating tablets that melt in the mouth, liquid, and a solution for injection.3
Klonopin dosages differ depending on the condition being treated.
—Megan Nunn, Pharmd, Verywell Health, 17 Jan. 2025
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David Silverberg, JSTOR Daily, 29 Jan. 2025
Her granddaughter Cassie Owens hopes to inherit the glasses — a physical documentation of their family, a lineage that includes at least two enslaved ancestors, a history that has been passed down orally.
—Rukmini Callimachi, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
But importantly, few studies have looked at whether cannabis extract, ingested orally, could be genotoxic on its own.
—Emily Earlenbaugh, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Klonopin is available in several dosage forms: conventional tablets, orally disintegrating tablets that melt in the mouth, liquid, and a solution for injection.3
Klonopin dosages differ depending on the condition being treated.
—Megan Nunn, Pharmd, Verywell Health, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Orally.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/orally. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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