oralistic

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adjective

Of or pertaining to oralism.

Scrabble 11

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adjectiveoralistic (comparative more oralistic, superlative most oralistic)

comparative more oralistic · superlative most oralistic

  1. Of or pertaining to oralism.

    So lose the inserted of, which adds no meaning or emphasis and clutters up the page (and while you’re at it, drop the oralistic so at the beginning of this sentence; if you want to drive home a conclusion, write therefore or thus or in desperation here’s my point.

    2008 January 13, William Safire, “Of the Migrating Of”, in New York Times

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APA

oralistic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oralistic

MLA

“oralistic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oralistic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oralistic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oralistic.

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