"aural" meaning in English

See aural in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈɔːɹəl/ [UK], /ˈɔɹəl/ [General-American], /ˈoɹəl/ [General-American], /aʊɹəl/ (note: for some speakers, to distinguish from oral; Latinate) Forms: more aural [comparative], most aural [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɔːɹəl Etymology: From Latin auralis, from auris (“ear”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|auralis}} Latin auralis Head templates: {{en-adj}} aural (comparative more aural, superlative most aural)
  1. Of or pertaining to the ear. Translations (of or pertaining to the ear): أُذُنِيّ (ʔuḏuniyy) (Arabic), вушны́ (vušný) (Belarusian), ушен (ušen) (Bulgarian), ušní (Czech), orela (Esperanto), korva- (Finnish), auriculaire (French), Ohren- (German), eyrna- (Icelandic), heyrnar- (Icelandic), cluasach (Irish), auricolare (Italian), uszny (Polish), ушно́й (ušnój) (Russian), ušný (Slovak), auditivo (Spanish), öron- [prefix] (Swedish), вушни́й (vušnýj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-aural-en-adj-ye1YA7tj Disambiguation of 'of or pertaining to the ear': 100 0
  2. Of or pertaining to sound or hearing. Categories (topical): Hearing Translations (of or pertaining to sound): слухавы́ (sluxavý) (Belarusian), звуков (zvukov) (Bulgarian), слухов (sluhov) (Bulgarian), sluchový (Czech), sona (Esperanto), aŭda (Esperanto), ääni- (Finnish), auditiivinen (Finnish), auditif (French), aural (French), akustisch (German), auditiv (German), Gehör- (German), Hör- (German), audialny (Polish), słuchowy (Polish), audytywny (Polish), слухово́й (sluxovój) (english: hearing) (Russian), звуково́й (zvukovój) (english: sound) (Russian), слухови́й (sluxovýj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-aural-en-adj-zbfm0g09 Disambiguation of Hearing: 10 86 4 Categories (other): Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Belarusian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Manx translations, Terms with Northern Kurdish translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Belarusian translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 0 100 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 0 100 Disambiguation of Terms with Manx translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Northern Kurdish translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 0 100 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 0 100 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of 'of or pertaining to sound': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: auditory, auric [obsolete]

Adjective

IPA: /ˈɔːɹəl/ [UK], /ˈoɹəl/ [General-American], /ˈɑ(ː)ɹəl/ [cot-caught-merger] Forms: more aural [comparative], most aural [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɔːɹəl Etymology: From Latin aura (“moving air, breeze, vital air”) + -al. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|aura||moving air, breeze, vital air}} Latin aura (“moving air, breeze, vital air”), {{suffix|en||al}} + -al Head templates: {{en-adj}} aural (comparative more aural, superlative most aural)
  1. Of or pertaining to an aura. Categories (topical): Anatomy Synonyms: auric Related terms: aura Translations (of or pertaining to an aura): aŭra (Esperanto)
    Sense id: en-aural-en-adj-puOmWkFe Disambiguation of Anatomy: 0 5 95 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -al, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Esperanto translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 38 53 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -al: 0 35 65 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 3 21 76 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 0 31 69 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 0 23 77 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 0 16 84
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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          "text": "He was alive to every creak and dunt, the thinness of the walls, as if the tenement block was a kind of aural panopticon that funnelled every sound to the other residents, let everyone eavesdrop on their business.",
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    "Terms with Czech translations",
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    "Terms with German translations",
    "Terms with Icelandic translations",
    "Terms with Irish translations",
    "Terms with Italian translations",
    "Terms with Manx translations",
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      "word": "aural toilet"
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      "word": "aural wallpaper"
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      "word": "circumaural"
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      "word": "endaural"
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      "word": "interaural"
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      "word": "intraaural"
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      "word": "intra-aural"
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      "word": "sinistraural"
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      "word": "subaural"
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      "word": "supraaural"
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      "word": "supra-aural"
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      "word": "supraural"
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          "ref": "1853 September 17, “Metropolitan Hospitals & Medical Schools”, in The Lancet, volume 62, number 1568, →DOI, page 268:",
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          "ref": "1989 December 10, Andrew Miller, “It's That Old Highway I'm Looking For”, in Gay Community News, volume 17, number 22, page 16:",
          "text": "The meaning of the songs transcended their subject matter; for me they are an aural history that speaks more clearly than any book ever could, not just about dancing and having sex but about being alive in the late '70s.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2017 December 22, Rachel Aroesti, “The best albums of 2017, No 1: St Vincent – Masseduction”, in the Guardian:",
          "text": "Clark made the album with producer Jack Antonoff, current collaborator of choice for Taylor Swift and Lorde. His involvement didn’t have a huge aural impact – the thrillingly disjointed but melodically gorgeous St Vincent sound remained intact – but his inclination for taking real-life trauma and fashioning it into pop took the album a step beyond Clark’s previous work.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2022, Liam McIlvanney, The Heretic, page 274:",
          "text": "He was alive to every creak and dunt, the thinness of the walls, as if the tenement block was a kind of aural panopticon that funnelled every sound to the other residents, let everyone eavesdrop on their business.",
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        "Of or pertaining to sound or hearing."
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      "rhymes": "-ɔːɹəl"
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      "ipa": "/ˈɔɹəl/",
      "tags": [
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      "ipa": "/ˈoɹəl/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
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      "ipa": "/aʊɹəl/",
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      "note": "for some speakers, to distinguish from oral; Latinate",
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      "word": "auditory"
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    {
      "code": "ar",
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      "roman": "ʔuḏuniyy",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to the ear",
      "word": "أُذُنِيّ"
    },
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      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "vušný",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to the ear",
      "word": "вушны́"
    },
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
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      "sense": "of or pertaining to the ear",
      "word": "ушен"
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to the ear",
      "word": "ušní"
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    {
      "code": "eo",
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      "sense": "of or pertaining to the ear",
      "word": "orela"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to the ear",
      "word": "korva-"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to the ear",
      "word": "auriculaire"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to the ear",
      "word": "Ohren-"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to the ear",
      "word": "eyrna-"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to the ear",
      "word": "heyrnar-"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to the ear",
      "word": "cluasach"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to the ear",
      "word": "auricolare"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to the ear",
      "word": "uszny"
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    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ušnój",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to the ear",
      "word": "ушно́й"
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      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to the ear",
      "word": "ušný"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "of or pertaining to the ear",
      "word": "auditivo"
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    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to the ear",
      "tags": [
        "prefix"
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      "word": "öron-"
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    {
      "code": "uk",
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      "sense": "of or pertaining to the ear",
      "word": "вушни́й"
    },
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      "code": "be",
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      "roman": "sluxavý",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to sound",
      "word": "слухавы́"
    },
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
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      "sense": "of or pertaining to sound",
      "word": "звуков"
    },
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "sluhov",
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      "code": "cs",
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      "sense": "of or pertaining to sound",
      "word": "sluchový"
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      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to sound",
      "word": "sona"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to sound",
      "word": "aŭda"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to sound",
      "word": "ääni-"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to sound",
      "word": "auditiivinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to sound",
      "word": "auditif"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to sound",
      "word": "aural"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to sound",
      "word": "akustisch"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to sound",
      "word": "auditiv"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to sound",
      "word": "Gehör-"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to sound",
      "word": "Hör-"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to sound",
      "word": "audialny"
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to sound",
      "word": "słuchowy"
    },
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to sound",
      "word": "audytywny"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "english": "hearing",
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      "roman": "sluxovój",
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      "word": "слухово́й"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "english": "sound",
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      "roman": "zvukovój",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to sound",
      "word": "звуково́й"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "sluxovýj",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to sound",
      "word": "слухови́й"
    }
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}

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      "rhymes": "-ɔːɹəl"
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        "General-American"
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      "ipa": "/ˈɑ(ː)ɹəl/",
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    {
      "word": "auric"
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    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to an aura",
      "word": "aŭra"
    }
  ],
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}

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