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oralistic

oralistic adjective: of or pertaining to oralism.

Adjective

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

Forms of oralistic

comparativemore oralistic
superlativemost oralistic

Origin of oralistic

From oral + -istic.

Questions about oralistic

What does oralistic mean?
Oralistic means of or pertaining to oralism.
What part of speech is oralistic?
Oralistic is an adjective.

Words near oralistic in the dictionary

  1. oralises
  2. oralising
  3. oralism
  4. oralisms
  5. oralist
  6. oralistic
  7. oralists
  8. oralities
  9. orality
  10. oralizable
  11. oralization

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