auditory

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1 1.1.1 Adjective 1.1.1.1 Synonyms 1.1.1.2 Derived terms 1.1.1.3 Translations 1.2 Etymology 2 1.2.1 Noun 1.3 Related terms

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology 1

From Latin audītōrius (“‘pertaining to hearing’”).

[edit] Adjective

auditory (not comparable)

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

[edit] Synonyms

• otic

[edit] Derived terms

• auditory bone
• auditory nerve

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[edit] Etymology 2

From Latin audītōrium.

[edit] Noun

auditory (plural auditories)

1. (archaic) An assembly of hearers; an audience.
   • 1661, Robert Boyle, The Sceptical Chymist, p. 7:

     ...and because though these learned Gentlemen (sayes he, turning to his two friends) need not fear to discourse before any Auditory...

2. (archaic) An auditorium.

[edit] Related terms

• audition
• audio