Auricular

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  • adjective. Of or relating to the sense of hearing or the organs of hearing.
  • adjective. Perceived by or spoken into the ear.
  • adjective. Shaped like an ear or an earlobe; having earlike parts or extensions.
  • adjective. Of or relating to an auricle of the heart.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Pertaining to the ear, or to the auricle of the ear; aural: as, the auricular nerve.
  • Used in connection with the ear: as, an auricular tube (which see, below).
  • Addressed to the ear; privately confided to one's ear, especially the ear of a priest: as, auricular confession.
  • Recognized or perceived by the ear; audible.
  • Communicated or known by report; hearsay.
  • Known or obtained by the sense of hearing: as, auricular evidence.
  • Ear-shaped; auriculate; auriform: as, the auricular articulating surface of the human ilium.
  • In echinoderms, of or pertaining to the auriculæ: as, an internal auricular process.
  • Pertaining to the auricle of the heart.
  • noun. plural In ornithology, the auricular feathers.
  • noun. The auricular or little finger. See auricular finger, above.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Of or pertaining to the ear, or to the sense of hearing.
  • adjective. Told in the ear, i. e., told privately.
  • adjective. Recognized by the ear; known by the sense of hearing.
  • adjective. Received by the ear; known by report.
  • adjective. Pertaining to the auricles of the heart.
  • adjective. the little finger; so called because it can be readily introduced into the ear passage.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Of or pertaining to the ear
  • adjective. Of or pertaining to the sense of hearing
  • adjective. Told in the ear, i. e., told privately; as, auricular confession to the priest.
  • adjective. Recognized by the ear; known by the sense of hearing; as, auricular evidence.
  • adjective. Received by the ear; known by report.
  • adjective. Pertaining to the auricles of the heart.
  • noun. The little finger.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. relating to or perceived by or shaped like the organ of hearing
  • adjective. of or relating to near the ear
  • adjective. pertaining to an auricle of the heart
  • Word Usage
    "Public confession, as made in the hearing of a number of people (e.g. a congregation) differs from private, or secret, confession which is made to the priest alone and is often called auricular, i.e., spoken into the ear of the confessor."
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