English Explanatory Dictionary

auditory

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of, or relating to hearing, or to the sense or organs of hearing.
noun
  1. Synonym of audience.
  2. Synonym of auditorium.

Pronunciation

/ˈɔː.dɪ.tə.ɹi/ /ˈɔː.dɪ.tɹi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-auditory.wav /ˈɔː.dɪˌtɔɹ.i/ /ˈɑː.dɪˌtɔɹ.i/

Word forms

auditory auditories

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin audītōrius (“pertaining to a hearer or hearing”), from audiō (“to hear”) + -tōrius (“-tory”, adjectival suffix).

Synonyms

otic acoustic aural auricular audience auditorium

Related words

audio audio- auditorium audition

Derived words

auditorian auditorily auditory artery auditory bone auditory canal auditory hallucination auditory integration training auditory meatus auditory nerve auditory phonetics auditory processing disorder auditory tube cardioauditory external auditory canal external auditory meatus internal auditory artery internal auditory canal internal auditory meatus nonauditory oculoauditory postauditory preauditory subauditory visuoauditory
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