AUDITORY


Meaning of AUDITORY in English

I. ˈȯdəˌtōrē, -ȯr-, -ri noun

( -es )

Etymology: Middle English auditorie, from Latin auditorium auditorium

1. archaic : an assemblage of listeners and spectators : audience

2. archaic : auditorium

II. adjective

Etymology: Late Latin auditorius, from Latin auditus + -orius -ory

1. : of or relating to hearing

2. : attained, produced, or experienced through hearing

auditory images

the enjoyment of auditory rhythm

3. : marked by great or sometimes extreme susceptibility to impressions and reactions produced by acoustic stimuli : audile

an auditory type of individual

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