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o⋅ral⋅ist

  [awr-uh-list, ohr-]
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–noun
1. an advocate of oralism.
2. a deaf person who communicates through lipreading and speech.
–adjective
3. of or pertaining to oralism.
Compare manualist.

Origin:
1865–70; oral + -ist
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o·ral·ism   (ôr'ə-lĭz'əm, ōr'-)   
n.  The theory or practice of teaching hearing-impaired or deaf persons to communicate by means of spoken language.
o'ral·ist adj. & n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: oral·ist
Pronunciation: -l&st
Function: noun
: a person who advocates or uses the oral method of teaching the deaf
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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