Definition of by word of mouth

Overview of adv by_word_of_mouth

The adv by word of mouth has 2 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)

1. (1) by word of mouth, viva voce

(orally; "I heard it viva voce")

2. orally, by word of mouth

(by spoken rather than written means; "these stories were transmitted by word of mouth")