Orality
[aw-ral-i-tee, oh-ral-] /ɔˈræl ɪ ti, oʊˈræl-/
noun, Psychoanalysis.
1.
the condition or quality of being ; collectively, the personality traits characteristic of the phase of psychosexual development.
/ɔːˈrælɪtɪ/
noun
1.
the quality of being oral
2.
a tendency to favour the spoken rather than the written form of language
orality o·ral·i·ty (ôr-āl’ĭ-tē)
n.
The psychic organization derived from and characteristic of the oral stage of psychosexual development.
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