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AUDITORY
auditory, audile, auditive
(adjective) of or relating to the process of hearing; “auditory processing”; “an audile person”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Adjective
auditory (not comparable)
Of, or relating to hearing, or to the sense or organs of hearing
Synonym: otic
Etymology 2
Noun
auditory (plural auditories)
(archaic) An assembly of hearers; an audience.
(archaic) An auditorium.
Source: Wiktionary
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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