English Explanatory Dictionary

oralism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A philosophy of education for the deaf, opposed to manualism, that uses spoken language consisting of lipreading, speech, the process of watching mouth movements, and mastering breathing techniques.

Word forms

oralism oralisms

Etymology

From oral + -ism.

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