"aurally" meaning in English

See aurally in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /ˈɔːɹ.əl.i/ [UK], /ˈoɹ.ə.li/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-aurally.wav [Southern-England]
Etymology: Etymology tree English aural Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English aurally From aural + -ly. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|aural|-ly<id:adverbial>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English aural Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English aurally [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "like", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*leyg-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*līką", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-līkaz", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-ê", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-līkê", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-līkē", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" }, { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "is_duplicate" : true, "children" : [ ], "status" : { "1" : "gem-pro", "2" : ":der", "3" : "*līką", "id" : "-like" }, "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-līkaz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-līk", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-līċ", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" }, { "id" : "adverbial", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*-ā", "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-ê", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-e", "lang" : "ang" } ], "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "afeq", "is_invisible" : "all" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-līċe", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-ly", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ly", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "aurally", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="aurally"> From aural + -ly. Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} aurally (not comparable)
  1. Pertaining to sound or the ear; via or through the sense of hearing. Tags: not-comparable Derived forms: aurally challenged, interaurally Coordinate_terms: tactilely, visually Translations (Perceived by the ear): на слух (na slux) (Russian), auditivamente (Spanish)
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