auricular

[ aw-rik-yuh-ler ]

/ ɔˈrɪk yə lər /

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adjective

of or relating to the ear or to the sense of hearing; aural.

perceived by or addressed to the ear; made in private: an auricular confession.

dependent on hearing; understood or known by hearing: auricular evidence.

shaped like an ear; auriculate.

Anatomy. pertaining to an auricle of the heart.

Ornithology. pertaining to certain often modified feathers that cover and protect the opening of a bird's ear.

noun

Usually auriculars. Ornithology. feathers that cover and protect the opening of a bird's ear.

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Origin of auricular

First recorded in 1535–45, auricular is from the Late Latin word auriculāris of, pertaining to the ear. See auricle, -ar¹

OTHER WORDS FROM auricular

au·ric·u·lar·ly, adverbin·ter·au·ric·u·lar, adjectivenon·au·ric·u·lar, adjectivepost·au·ric·u·lar, adjective

pre·au·ric·u·lar, adjective

Words nearby auricular

au revoir, auri-, auric, auricle, auricula, auricular, auricularia, auriculate, auriculin, auriculoventricular, auriferous

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How to use auricular in a sentence

Religion has resumed her influence: the cathedral is very well attended, but auricular confession is not usual.
Travels through the South of France and the Interior of Provinces of Provence and Languedoc in the Years 1807 and 1808|Lt-Col. Pinkney
My brain seemed to echo that subtle harmony which rings in the auricular labyrinth after sound has ceased.
In Search of the Unknown|Robert W. Chambers
The site selected for the injection in the rabbit is the posterior auricular vein (see Fig. 192).
The Elements of Bacteriological Technique|John William Henry Eyre
Shave the dorsal surface of the ear over the course of the posterior auricular vein (see Fig. 192).
The Elements of Bacteriological Technique|John William Henry Eyre

And this may be considered as the date of private or auricular confession under the full sanction of ecclesiastical authority.
Curiosities of Christian History|Croake James

British Dictionary definitions for auricular

auricular

/ (ɔːˈrɪkjʊlə) /

adjective

of, relating to, or received by the sense or organs of hearing; aural

shaped like an ear

of or relating to an auricle of the heart

(of feathers) occurring in tufts surrounding the ears of owls and similar birds

noun

(usually plural) an auricular feather

Derived forms of auricular

auricularly, adverb

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auricular

Origin of auricular

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