auditory
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dɪˌtɔr adjective
1.
Anatomy, Physiology. pertaining to hearing, to the sense of hearing, or to the organs of hearing.
2.
perceived through or resulting from the sense of hearing: auditory hallucinations.
noun Archaic.
3.
an assembly of hearers; audience.
4.
an auditorium, especially the nave of a church.
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World English Dictionary
auditory (ˈɔːdɪtərɪ, -trɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | of or relating to hearing, the sense of hearing, or the organs of hearing |
| —n | |
| 2. | audience an archaic word for auditorium |
| [C14: from Latin audītōrius relating to hearing, from audīre to hear] | |
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Word Origin & History
auditory
1570s, from L. auditorius "pertaining to hearing," from auditor "hearer" (see audience).
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
auditory au·di·to·ry (ô'dĭ-tôr'ē)
adj.
Of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing.
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Science Dictionary
| auditory (ô'dĭ-tôr'ē) Pronunciation Key
Relating to or involving the organs or sense of hearing. |
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Example sentences
Auditory hallucinations are false senses of sound such as hearing voices that go unheard by others.
Musical training shapes functional brain networks for selective auditory attention and hearing speech in noise.
His symptoms were chiefly auditory hallucination and paranoid ideation.
He studies synaptic processing and plasticity in the auditory system.
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