audio-

Origin

audio-

a combining form used in the formation of compound words, with the meanings: “sound within the range of human hearing” (audiometer); “hearing” (audiology); “sound reproduction” (audiophile).

Origin:
< Latin audī- (stem of audīre to hear) + -o-
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Audio- is always a great word to know.
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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
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audio-
 
combining form
indicating hearing or sound: audiometer; audiovisual
 
[from Latin audīre to hear]

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Word Origin & History

audio-
from L. audire "hear," (see audience); first used in Eng. as a word-formation element 1913.
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Medical Dictionary

audio- pref.

  1. Hearing: audiology.

  2. Sound: audiogenic.

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