audile

au·dile

[aw-dil, -dahyl]
noun Psychology.
a person in whose mind auditory images, rather than visual or motor images, are predominant or unusually distinct.

Origin:
1885–90; aud(itory) + -ile

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audile (ˈɔːdɪl, ˈɔːdaɪl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  a person who possesses a faculty for auditory imagery that is more distinct than his visual or other imagery
 
adj
2.  of or relating to such a person
 
[C19: from aud(itory) + -ile]

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audile au·dile (ô'dīl')
adj.
Relating to hearing; auditory.

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