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aural2

[awr-uh l]
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adjective
  1. of or relating to the ear or to the sense of hearing.
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Origin of aural2

1840–50; < Latin aur(is) the ear + -al1
Related formsau·ral·ly, adverb
Can be confusedaural oral
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Historical Examples

  • He could hear them aurally now, but he kept watching them, esper-fashion.

    The Legion of Lazarus

    Edmond Hamilton

British Dictionary definitions for aurally

aural1

adjective
  1. of or relating to the sense or organs of hearing; auricular
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Derived Formsaurally, adverb

Word Origin

C19: from Latin auris ear

aural2

adjective
  1. of or relating to an aura
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Word Origin and History for aurally

aural

adj.

1847, "pertaining to the ear," from Latin auris "ear" (see ear (n.1)) + -al (1). Meaning "received or perceived by ear" is attested from 1860. Related: Aurally.

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