different between oral vs verbatim

English

Etymology

From Late Latin ?r?lis, from Latin ?s (“mouth”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h?óh?s.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?????l/, /????l/
• (US) IPA^(key): /????l/, /????l/
• Rhymes: -????l
• Homophone: aural

Adjective

oral (not comparable)

1. Relating to the mouth.

2. Spoken rather than written.

Synonyms

• mouthly (rare)
• spoken

Antonyms

• written

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

oral (plural orals)

1. (countable) A spoken test or examination, particularly in a language class.

2. (countable) A physical examination of the mouth.
3. (uncountable, informal) Oral sex.

See also

• aural

Further reading

• oral in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• oral in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

• -arol, Arlo, LoRa, Loar, Lora, Orla

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch overal, from Middle Dutch overal, from Old Dutch overal.

Adverb

oral

1. everywhere

Alternative forms

• orals
• oralste, oralster (nonstandard)

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Valencian) IPA^(key): /o??al/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /u??al/

Adjective

oral (masculine and feminine plural orals)

1. oral

Derived terms

• oralitat
• oralment

Further reading

• “oral” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “oral” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “oral” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “oral” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?oral]

Verb

oral

1. masculine singular past participle of orat

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ?r?lis, from ?s (“mouth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?.?al/
• Homophones: orale, orales

Adjective

oral (feminine singular orale, masculine plural oraux, feminine plural orales)

1. oral

Derived terms

• sexe oral

Noun

oral m (plural oraux)

1. an oral exam, a viva, a viva voce

Further reading

• “oral” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

German

Etymology

From Latin os, oris (“mouth”) + -al.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -a?l

Adjective

oral (not comparable)

1. Relating to the mouth.

Declension

Further reading

• “oral” in Duden online

Interlingua

Adjective

oral (not comparable)

1. oral (pertaining to the mouth)

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin oralis

Adjective

oral m or f (plural orais, comparable)

1. oral

Derived terms

• oralidade

Romanian

Etymology

From French oral.

Adjective

oral m or n (feminine singular oral?, masculine plural orali, feminine and neuter plural orale)

1. oral

Declension

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

oral m (Cyrillic spelling ????)

1. Obsolete spelling of orao

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin os, oris (“mouth”) + -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /o??al/, [o??al]

Adjective

oral (plural orales)

1. oral

Derived terms

English

Etymology

Attested in English since 1481 (therefore considered a Middle English derivation by some): from Medieval Latin verb?tim (“word for word”), from Latin verbum (“word”) + -?tim (adverbial suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /v???be?.t?m/
• (US) IPA^(key): /v??be?.t?m/

Adverb

verbatim (not comparable)

1. Word for word; in exactly the same words as were used originally.
   • 1971, Denis Mahon, Studies in Seicento Art and Theory, p317

     […] in several instances Mancini’s text is virtually reproduced verbatim by Bellori.¹²⁰

2. (obsolete) Orally; verbally.

Synonyms

Derived terms

• verbatim et literatim

Related terms

Translations

Adjective

verbatim (not comparable)

1. (of a document) Corresponding with the original word for word.
   • Date unknown: Joint Committee on Printing Congress of the United States, General Statement of Procedure for Verbatim Reporting of Proceedings in Senate Chamber, page five:
   • 1917, Andre? Ivanovich Shingarev, Russia and Her Allies: Extract from the Verbatim Report of the Imperial Duma, IV^th Session, 16^th Sitting, page 3:
   • 2002, Michael Quim Patton, Qualitative Research & Evaluation Methods, p381

     Ironically, verbatim note taking can interfere with listening attentively.

2. (of a person) Able to take down a speech word for word, especially in shorthand.
   • U.S. Department of Labor's description of court reporter's job:

     Some States require voice writers to pass a test and to earn State licensure. As a substitute for State licensure, the National Verbatim Reporters Association offers three national certifications to voice writers: Certified Verbatim Reporter (CVR), the Certificate of Merit (CM), and Real-Time Verbatim Reporter (RVR). Earning these certifications is sufficient to be licensed in States where the voice method of court reporting is permitted.

Synonyms

• ((of a document) faithful to its original): word for word, to the letter

Derived terms

• nonverbatim
• verbatimness

Translations

Noun

verbatim (plural verbatims)

1. A word-for-word report of a speech.

Translations

See also

• ipsissima verba

References

Anagrams

• ambivert

French

Noun

verbatim m (plural verbatim)

1. verbatim

Adverb

verbatim

1. verbatim

Latin

Etymology

From verbum (“word”) +? -?tim.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /u?er?ba?.tim/, [u??r?bä?t????]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ver?ba.tim/, [v?r?b??t?im]

Adverb

verb?tim (not comparable)

1. verbatim, word for word

Descendants

• English: verbatim

References

• verbatim in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

Portuguese

Adverb

verbatim (not comparable)

1. verbatim (word for word)

   Synonyms: à letra, palavra por palavra, ipsis litteris