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au⋅ric⋅u⋅lar

[aw-rik-yuh-ler]
–adjective
1. of or pertaining to the ear or to the sense of hearing; aural.
2. perceived by or addressed to the ear; made in private: an auricular confession.
3. dependent on hearing; understood or known by hearing: auricular evidence.
4. shaped like an ear; auriculate.
5. Anatomy. pertaining to an auricle of the heart.
6. Ornithology. pertaining to certain often modified feathers that cover and protect the opening of a bird's ear.
–noun
7. Usually, auriculars. Ornithology. feathers that cover and protect the opening of a bird's ear.

Origin:
1535–45; < LL auriculāris of, pertaining to the ear. See auricle, -ar 1


au⋅ric⋅u⋅lar⋅ly, adverb
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au·ric·u·lar   (ô-rĭk'yə-lər)   
adj.  
  1. Of or relating to the sense of hearing or the organs of hearing.

  2. Perceived by or spoken into the ear: an auricular confession.

  3. Shaped like an ear or an earlobe; having earlike parts or extensions.

  4. Of or relating to an auricle of the heart: auricular fibrillation.


[Middle English auriculer, spoken into the ear, from Late Latin auriculāris, from Latin auricula, ear; see auricle.]
au·ric'u·lar·ly adv.
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Main Entry: au·ric·u·lar
Pronunciation: o-'rik-y&-l&r
Function: adjective
1 : of, relating to, or using the ear or thesense of hearing
2 : understood or recognized by the sense of hearing
3 : of or relating to an auricle or auricular appendage <auricularfibrillation>
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auricular au·ric·u·lar (ô-rĭk'yə-lər)
adj.

  1. Of or relating to the sense of hearing or the organs of hearing.

  2. Perceived by or spoken into the ear, as when testing hearing.

  3. Shaped like an ear or an earlobe; having earlike parts or extensions.

  4. Of or relating to an auricle of the heart.

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