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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024au•ric•u•lar /ɔˈrɪkyəlɚ/USA pronunciation adj. - of or relating to the ear or to hearing;
aural. - told in private:an auricular confession.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024au•ric•u•lar (ô rik′yə lər),USA pronunciation adj. - of or pertaining 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. - Anatomypertaining to an auricle of the heart.
- Birds[Ornith.]pertaining to certain often modified feathers that cover and protect the opening of a bird's ear.
n. - BirdsUsually, auriculars. [Ornith.]feathers that cover and protect the opening of a bird's ear.
- Late Latin auriculāris of, pertaining to the ear. See auricle, -ar1
- 1535–45
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