auditory.
Of, or relating to hearing, or to the sense or organs of hearing.
Meaning & usage
Of, or relating to hearing, or to the sense or organs of hearing.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Latin audītōrius (“pertaining to a hearer or hearing”), from audiō (“to hear”) + -tōrius (“-tory”, adjectival suffix).
Synonym of audience.
Synonym of auditorium.
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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