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auditory en · ADJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /ˈɑː.dɪˌtɔɹ.i/ (cot-caught-merger)
• /ˈɔː.dɪˌtɔɹ.i/ (General-American)
• /ˈɔː.dɪ.tə.ɹi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈɔː.dɪ.tɹi/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Of, or relating to hearing, or to the sense or organs of hearing.

Deriveds

auditory processing disorder · auditory integration training · internal auditory meatus · external auditory meatus · subauditory · auditorily · auditory bone · auditory canal · internal auditory artery · nonauditory · internal auditory canal · postauditory · oculoauditory · auditory meatus · visuoauditory · external auditory canal · preauditory · auditory artery · auditory tube · auditorian · auditory hallucination · auditory phonetics · auditory nerve · cardioauditory

Relateds

audio- · auditorium · audio

Synonyms

otic · acoustic · aural · auricular

Translations (28)

cmn 聽覺的 /听觉的 (Translations) · it uditivo (Translations) · cs sluchový (Translations) · he קולי class קול/קוליים (Translations) · nl auditief (Translations) · ar سَمْعِيّ (Translations) · cmn 耳朵的 (Translations) · pt auditório (Translations) · de auditorisch (Translations) · hy լսողական (Translations) · gd claisneach (Translations) · sk sluchový (Translations) · pl słuchowy (Translations) · mk слу́шен (Translations) · bg слухов (Translations) · gd claistinneach (Translations) · pl audialny (Translations) · ro auditiv (Translations) · pl audytywny (Translations) · ca auditiu (Translations) · fr auditif (Translations) · eo aŭda (Translations) · es auditivo (Translations) · pt auditivo (Translations) · fr auditoire (Translations) · de auditiv (Translations) · fi kuulo- (Translations) · ru слухово́й (Translations)

auditory en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /ˈɑː.dɪˌtɔɹ.i/ (cot-caught-merger)
• /ˈɔː.dɪˌtɔɹ.i/ (General-American)
• /ˈɔː.dɪ.tə.ɹi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈɔː.dɪ.tɹi/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

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”).

Meanings

1. (archaic) Synonym of audience.
   • Preaching of Sermons is Speaking to a few of Mankind: Printing of Books is Talking to the whole World. The Parson Prescribes himself, and addresses to the particular Auditory with the Appellation of My Brethren; but he that Prints a Book, ought to Preface it with a Noverint Universi, Know all Men by these Presents. The proper Inference drawn from this remarkable Observation, is, That tho' he that Preaches from the Pulpit ought to be careful of his Words, that nothing pass from him but with an especial Sanction of Truth; yet he that Prints and Publishes to all the World, has a tenfold Obligation. 1704, Daniel Defoe, “Preface”, in The Storm: Or, a Collection of the Most Remarkable Casualties and Disasters which Happen'd in the Late Dreadful Tempest, Both by Sea and Land, J. Nutt:
   • A general murmur of assent arose from his little auditory. 1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter IV, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume III, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 26:
   • ...and because though these learned Gentlemen (sayes he, turning to his two friends) need not fear to discourse before any Auditory... 1661, Robert Boyle, The Sceptical Chymist, page 7:
2. (archaic) Synonym of auditorium.

Forms

Relateds

audition · audio

Synonyms

auditorium · audience