"acroasis" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: acroases [plural]
Etymology: From Latin acroāsis, from Ancient Greek ἀκρόᾱσις (akróāsis, “a hearing or lecture”), from ἀκροάομαι (akroáomai, “listen”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|acroāsis}} Latin acroāsis, {{der|en|grc|ἀκρόᾱσις||a hearing or lecture}} Ancient Greek ἀκρόᾱσις (akróāsis, “a hearing or lecture”) Head templates: {{en-noun|acroases}} acroasis (plural acroases)
  1. An oral discourse. Synonyms: acroama
    Sense id: en-acroasis-en-noun-avjnI5aD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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