otacousticon
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Etymology[edit]
From combining form of Ancient Greek οὖς (“ear”) + ἀκουστικόν, neuter of ἀκουστικός (“acoustic”).
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Noun[edit]
otacousticon (plural otacousticons)
- (now rare) An instrument to aid hearing, such as an ear trumpet or hearing aid.
- 1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, New York Review of Books 2001, p. 69:
- [...] Gyges' invisible ring, or some rare perspective glass, or otacousticon, which would so multiply species that a man might hear and see all at once [...].
- 1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, New York Review of Books 2001, p. 69:
