oracy

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noun

The ability to speak, and to understand spoken language

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Meanings

nounoracy (countable and uncountable, plural oracies)

plural oracies

  1. uncountableThe ability to speak, and to understand spoken language
  2. countableA measure of this ability

Origin

From oral + -cy, by analogy with literacy. Coined by the British education researcher Andrew Wilkinson in 1965.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

oracy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oracy

MLA

“oracy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oracy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oracy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oracy.

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