auditory

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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

Adjective

auditory (not comparable)

  1. Of, or relating to hearing, or to the sense or organs of hearing.
    Synonyms: otic, acoustic, aural, auricular
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Etymology 2

From Latin audītōrium (“the place where something is heard; the assembled hearers”) +‎ -y.

Noun

auditory (plural auditories)

  1. (archaic) Synonym of audience.
  2. (archaic) Synonym of auditorium.
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audience — see audience
auditorium — see auditorium

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