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o·ral·ism (ôr

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n.

The theory or practice of teaching hearing-impaired or deaf persons to communicate by means of spoken language.

oral·ist adj. & n.

oralism

1. the principles of the oral method of training the deaf, as lip reading.
2. the support or practice of these principles. Cf. manualism. — oralist, n.

See also: Deafness

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