/ Dictionary / Index O oralism: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: o•ral•ism Pronunciation: (ôr'u-liz"um, ōr'-), [key] — n. the theory, practice, or advocacy of education for the deaf chiefly or exclusively through lipreading, training in speech production, and training of residual hearing. Cf. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. oral interpretation oralist Related Content Daily Word Quiz: feline Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language