AUDITIVE

auditory, audile, auditive

(adjective) of or relating to the process of hearing; “auditory processing”; “an audile person”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

auditive (not comparable)

Of or relating to hearing; auditory.

Source: Wiktionary


Au"di*tive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. auditif.]

Definition: Of or pertaining to hearing; auditory. [R.] Cotgrave.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

1 June 2025

BACKFIRE

(verb) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; “Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble”; “the political movie backlashed on the Democrats”


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An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.

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