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au⋅di⋅to⋅ry

  [aw-di-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee-] adjective, noun, plural -ries.
–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, esp. the nave of a church.
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Origin:
1350–1400; ME < LL audītōrius relating to hearing. See auditor, -tory 1

Related forms:
au⋅di⋅to⋅ri⋅ly, au⋅di⋅to⋅ri⋅al⋅ly, adverb
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au·di·to·ry   (ô'dĭ-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē)   
adj.  Of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing.

[Late Latin audītōrius, from Latin audīre, to hear; see au- in Indo-European roots.]
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Main Entry: 1au·di·to·ry
Pronunciation: 'od-&-"tOr-E, -"tor-
Function: adjective
1 : of or relating to hearing
2 : attained, experienced, or produced through or as if through hearing <auditory images> <auditory hallucinations>
3 : marked bygreat susceptibility to impressions and reactions produced by acoustic stimuli auditory individual>

Main Entry: 2auditory
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ries
: AUDITORY NERVE
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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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auditory   (ô'dĭ-tôr'ē)  Pronunciation Key 
Relating to or involving the organs or sense of hearing.
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