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| ver·bal [ vúrb'l ] |
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1. using words as opposed to pictures: using words or language, especially as opposed to pictorial representation
  a verbal picture of the scene outside
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2. using words as opposed to action: relating to or consisting of words, as opposed to physical action or confrontation
verbal protest
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3. oral as opposed to written: relating to or consisting of spoken words, as opposed to written words
They made a verbal agreement.
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4. relating to words alone: relating to words alone, as opposed to their meaning
a purely verbal distinction
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5. involving skill with words: involving skill in the use and understanding of words and language
verbal dexterity
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6. grammar relating to verbs: relating to or derived from a verb or verbs in general
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7. grammar forming verbs: used to form verbs
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noun (plural ver·bals) |
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grammar word formed from verb: a word formed from a verb, especially one used as a noun or an adjective, e.g. a gerund or participle
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| [15th century. Via Old French< late Latin verbalis< Latin verbum "word"] |
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| ver·bal·ly adverb |
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verbal, spoken, oral
CORE MEANING: expressed in words
verbal using words, especially spoken words, as opposed to pictures or physical action;
a stream of verbal abuse
the sort of eye contact that transmits messages more effectively than any verbal communication
spoken expressed with the voice;
the development of students' understanding of the spoken word
Written language is sometimes viewed as more "correct" than spoken language.
oral expressed in spoken form as distinct from written form;
Assessment is by written essays and an oral examination.
The committee's findings relied on oral histories and genealogical records. |
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