Word: oralism
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: o
ra
li
sm
Definition: 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.
Morphemes:
Affix: oral
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A physical examination of the mouth.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ōs
Language: la
Decoded: os
Meaning: mouth
Affix: -ism
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns indicating a peculiarity or characteristic of language
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ισμός
Language: grc
Decoded: -ismos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms abstract nouns.