"auricular" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ɔːˈɹɪk.jʊl.ə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɔˈɹɪk.jəl.ɚ/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-auricular.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -ɪkjʊlə(ɹ) Etymology: Late Middle English, borrowed from Late Latin auriculāris, from auricula (“the external ear; the ear”) + -āris (“-ar”, adjectival suffix); equivalent to auricle + -ar. Doublet of auricularis. The finger is so called because it can be readily introduced into the ear passage. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|-}} Middle English, {{der|en|LL.|auriculāris}} Late Latin auriculāris, {{af|la|auricula|-āris|nocat=1|pos2=adjectival suffix|t1=the external ear; the ear|t2=-ar}} auricula (“the external ear; the ear”) + -āris (“-ar”, adjectival suffix), {{af|en|auricle|-ar}} auricle + -ar, {{doublet|en|auricularis}} Doublet of auricularis Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} auricular (not comparable)
  1. (relational) Of or pertaining to the ear.
    (anatomy, relational) Of or pertaining to the sense of hearing.
    Tags: not-comparable, relational Categories (topical): Anatomy Synonyms: otic, auditory, aural Translations (of or pertaining to the sense of hearing): слухавы́ (sluxavý) (Belarusian), слухов (sluhov) (Bulgarian), sluchový (Czech), aŭda (Esperanto), kuulo- (Finnish), słuchowy (Polish), audialny (Polish), audytywny (Polish), слухово́й (sluxovój) (Russian), auricular (Spanish), слухови́й (sluxovýj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-auricular-en-adj-gByTG54w Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences Disambiguation of 'of or pertaining to the sense of hearing': 81 1 16 0 0 1
  2. (relational) Of or pertaining to the ear.
    Told to the ear; told privately.
    Tags: not-comparable, relational Synonyms: otic
    Sense id: en-auricular-en-adj-CDpteGu- Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ar Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ar: 7 11 9 5 6 30 30 2
  3. (relational) Of or pertaining to the ear.
    Recognized by the ear; understood by the sense of hearing.
    Tags: not-comparable, relational Synonyms: otic
    Sense id: en-auricular-en-adj-xjlweJMc
  4. (relational) Of or pertaining to the ear. Tags: not-comparable, relational Synonyms: otic
    Sense id: en-auricular-en-adj-ye1YA7tj
  5. (anatomy, relational) Pertaining to the auricles of the heart. Tags: not-comparable, relational Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-auricular-en-adj-Na-C3lWh Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  6. (art, relational) Pertaining to a style of ornamental decoration, originating in Northern Europe in the first half of the 17th century, that uses softly flowing abstract shapes in relief some of which bear a resemblance to the human ear; commonly used in silverware, picture frames, and architecture. Tags: not-comparable, relational Categories (topical): Art
    Sense id: en-auricular-en-adj-Bk2qg~Zn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ar Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 9 9 8 7 31 28 0 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ar: 7 11 9 5 6 30 30 2 Topics: art, arts
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (of or pertaining to the ear): أُذُنِيّ (ʔuḏuniyy) (Arabic), вушны́ (vušný) (Belarusian), ушен (ušen) (Bulgarian), 耳的 (ěr de) (Chinese Mandarin), ušní (Czech), orela (Esperanto), korva- (Finnish), Ohren- (German), uszny (Polish), ушно́й (ušnój) (Russian), ušný (Slovak), auricular (Spanish), вушни́й (vušnýj) (Ukrainian)

Noun

IPA: /ɔːˈɹɪk.jʊl.ə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɔˈɹɪk.jəl.ɚ/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-auricular.ogg [US] Forms: auriculars [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪkjʊlə(ɹ) Etymology: Late Middle English, borrowed from Late Latin auriculāris, from auricula (“the external ear; the ear”) + -āris (“-ar”, adjectival suffix); equivalent to auricle + -ar. Doublet of auricularis. The finger is so called because it can be readily introduced into the ear passage. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|-}} Middle English, {{der|en|LL.|auriculāris}} Late Latin auriculāris, {{af|la|auricula|-āris|nocat=1|pos2=adjectival suffix|t1=the external ear; the ear|t2=-ar}} auricula (“the external ear; the ear”) + -āris (“-ar”, adjectival suffix), {{af|en|auricle|-ar}} auricle + -ar, {{doublet|en|auricularis}} Doublet of auricularis Head templates: {{en-noun}} auricular (plural auriculars)
  1. The little finger, the outermost and smallest finger of the hand. Categories (topical): Fingers Synonyms: ear finger, fourth finger, little finger, mercurial finger, pinkie Translations (little finger): خِنْصِر (ḵinṣir) [masculine] (Arabic), خنصر (xenṣar) [Egyptian-Arabic, masculine] (Arabic), pikkusormi (Finnish), auriculaire [masculine] (French), auricolare (Italian)
    Sense id: en-auricular-en-noun-fFqSj0E9 Disambiguation of Fingers: 20 3 4 0 4 26 41 2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ar Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 9 9 8 7 31 28 0 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 6 7 7 6 5 23 45 0 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ar: 7 11 9 5 6 30 30 2 Disambiguation of 'little finger': 100 0
  2. (humorous) The ear. Tags: humorous
    Sense id: en-auricular-en-noun--2UcDnx~

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1659, Richard Lovelace, “A Fly about a Glasse of Burnt Claret”, in Lucasta posthume poems of Richard Lovelace, London: Clement Darby, page 38",
          "text": "Yet see! my glad Auricular\nRedeems thee (though dissolv’d) a Star,[…]",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The little finger, the outermost and smallest finger of the hand."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "little finger",
          "little finger"
        ],
        [
          "outermost",
          "outermost"
        ],
        [
          "finger",
          "finger"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ear finger"
        },
        {
          "word": "fourth finger"
        },
        {
          "word": "little finger"
        },
        {
          "word": "mercurial finger"
        },
        {
          "word": "pinkie"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English humorous terms",
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1893, W. S. Gilbert, Arthur Sullivan, Utopia, Limited, London: Chappell & Co., act I, page 6",
          "text": "A pound of dynamite\nExplodes in his auriculars\nIt’s not a pleasant sight—\nWe’ll spare you the particulars.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The ear."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "humorous",
          "humorous"
        ],
        [
          "ear",
          "ear"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(humorous) The ear."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "humorous"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɔːˈɹɪk.jʊl.ə/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɔˈɹɪk.jəl.ɚ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪkjʊlə(ɹ)"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-auricular.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/6/61/En-us-auricular.ogg/En-us-auricular.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/61/En-us-auricular.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ḵinṣir",
      "sense": "little finger",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "خِنْصِر"
    },
    {
      "code": "arz",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "xenṣar",
      "sense": "little finger",
      "tags": [
        "Egyptian-Arabic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "خنصر"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "little finger",
      "word": "pikkusormi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "little finger",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "auriculaire"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "little finger",
      "word": "auricolare"
    }
  ],
  "word": "auricular"
}
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  "called_from": "page/1498/20230118",
  "msg": "''Of or pertaining to the ear.'[...]' gloss has examples we want to keep, but there are subglosses.",
  "path": [
    "auricular"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "auricular",
  "trace": ""
}

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