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auditory

Pronunciation: /ˈɔː.dɪ.tə.ɹi/

The English word “auditory” has 3 meanings listed here.

adjective

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

noun

  1. Synonym of audience.
  2. Synonym of auditorium.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin audītōrius (“pertaining to a hearer or hearing”), from audiō (“to hear”) + -tōrius (“-tory”, adjectival suffix).

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