AUDITORILY

Etymology

Adverb

auditorily (not comparable)

With regard to hearing.

Source: Wiktionary


AUDITORY

Au"di*to*ry, a. Etym: [L. auditorius.]

Definition: Of or pertaining to hearing, or to the sense or organs of hearing; as, the auditory nerve. See Ear. Auditory canal (Anat.), the tube from the auditory meatus or opening of the ear to the tympanic membrane.

Au"di*to*ry, n. Etym: [L. auditorium.]

1. An assembly of hearers; an audience.

2. An auditorium. Udall.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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