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auditory.

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

8 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈɔː.dɪ.tə.ɹi/Received-Pronunciation/ˈɔː.dɪ.tɹi/Received-Pronunciation/ˈɔː.dɪˌtɔɹ.i/General-American/ˈɑː.dɪˌtɔɹ.i/cot-caught-merger
  1. Of, or relating to hearing, or to the sense or organs of hearing.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

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

noun/ˈɔː.dɪ.tə.ɹi/Received-Pronunciation/ˈɔː.dɪ.tɹi/Received-Pronunciation/ˈɔː.dɪˌtɔɹ.i/General-American/ˈɑː.dɪˌtɔɹ.i/cot-caught-merger
  1. Synonym of audience.

    archaic
  2. Synonym of auditorium.

    archaic
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewis Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Italic *awizdiō Latin audiō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -tōrius ▲ Latin audiō ▲ Latin -tor Latin audītor ▲ Latin -ius Latin audītōrius Latin audītōrium English auditory From Latin audītōrium (“the place where something is heard; the assembled hearers”).

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