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Auricular definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

AURIC'ULAR, a. [from L. auricula, the ear.]
1. Pertaining to the ear; within the sense of hearing; told in the ear; as auricular confession.
2. Recognized by the ear; known by the sense of hearing; as auricular evidence.
3. Traditional; known by report; as auricular traditions.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: of or relating to near the ear [syn: otic, auricular]
2: relating to or perceived by or shaped like the organ of hearing; "my apprehension of words is auricular; I must hear what I read"- George Santayana; "an auricular confession"; "an auricular appendage"
3: pertaining to an auricle of the heart; "auricular fibrillation"

Merriam Webster's

adjective Date: 15th century 1. told privately <an auricular confession> 2. understood or recognized by the sense of hearing 3. of, relating to, or using the ear or the sense of hearing <auricular therapy> 4. of or relating to an auricle <auricular tachycardia>

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. 1 of or relating to the ear or hearing. 2 of or relating to the auricle of the heart. 3 shaped like an auricle. Derivatives: auricularly adv. Etymology: LL auricularis (as AURICULA)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Auricular Au*ric"u*lar ([add]*r[i^]k"[-u]*l[~e]r), a. [LL. auricularis: cf. F. auriculaire. See Auricle.] 1. Of or pertaining to the ear, or to the sense of hearing; as, auricular nerves. 2. Told in the ear, i. e., told privately; as, auricular confession to the priest. This next chapter is a penitent confession of the king, and the strangest . . . that ever was auricular. --Milton. 3. Recognized by the ear; known by the sense of hearing; as, auricular evidence. ``Auricular assurance.'' --Shak. 4. Received by the ear; known by report. ``Auricular traditions.'' --Bacon. 5. (Anat.) Pertaining to the auricles of the heart. Auricular finger, the little finger; so called because it can be readily introduced into the ear passage.

Moby Thesaurus

acoustic, audible, audile, audio, auditory, aural, between us, confidential, esoteric, hearing, in petto, inside, not for publication, off the record, otic, otological, otopathic, otoscopic, phonic, privileged, sealed, under privilege, unpublishable