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orally
adverb
By spoken rather than written means
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ˈɔːɹəli
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adverb
By spoken rather than written means
“These stories were transmitted by word of mouth”
adverb
(of drugs) through the mouth rather than through injection; by mouth
“He was administered the drug orally”
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These stories were transmitted by word of mouth
He was administered the drug orally
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