Oral vs Too - What's the difference?
oral | too |
Relating to the mouth.
Spoken rather than written.
(countable) A spoken test or examination, particularly in a language class.
(countable) A physical examination of the mouth.
(uncountable) oral sex.
(lb) Likewise.
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, title= (lb) Also; in addition.
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*:They burned the old gun that used to stand in the dark corner up in the garret, close to the stuffed fox that always grinned so fiercely. Perhaps the reason why he seemed in such a ghastly rage was that he did not come by his death fairly. Otherwise his pelt would not have been so perfect. And why else was he put away up there out of sight?—and so magnificent a brush as he had too .
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, title= (lb) To an excessive degree; over; more than enough.
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, title= To a high degree, very.
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Used to contradict a negative assertion.
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As an adjective oral
is relating to the mouth.As a noun oral
is a spoken test or examination, particularly in a language class.As a proper noun Oral
is a given name derived from Latin of American usage, ultimately derived from Aurelius.As an adverb too is
likewise.oral
English
Adjective
(-)- an oral''' presentation; an '''oral French exam
Synonyms
* mouthly * spokenAntonyms
* writtenDerived terms
* oracy * oral availability * oral gratification * oral history * oral lore * oral sex * oral tradition * oratureNoun
(en noun)See also
* auralExternal links
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* * English contranyms ----too
English
Adverb
(-)The Mirror and the Lamp, passage=The preposterous altruism too !
How algorithms rule the world, passage=The use of algorithms in policing is one example of their increasing influence on our lives. And, as their ubiquity spreads, so too does the debate around whether we should allow ourselves to become so reliant on them – and who, if anyone, is policing their use.}}
Where Dr Pangloss meets Machiavelli, passage=Hidden behind thickets of acronyms and gorse bushes of detail, a new great game is under way across the globe. Some call it geoeconomics, but it's geopolitics too . The current power play consists of an extraordinary range of countries simultaneously sitting down to negotiate big free trade and investment agreements.}}
Yesterday’s fuel, passage=The dawn of the oil age was fairly recent. Although the stuff was used to waterproof boats in the Middle East 6,000 years ago, extracting it in earnest began only in 1859 after an oil strike in Pennsylvania.
