"otacousticon" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /əʊtəˈkuːstɪkɒn/ [UK] Forms: otacousticons [plural]
Etymology: From combining form of Ancient Greek οὖς (oûs, “ear”) + ἀκουστικόν (akoustikón), neuter of ἀκουστικός (akoustikós, “acoustic”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|οὖς||ear}} Ancient Greek οὖς (oûs, “ear”), {{m|grc|ἀκουστικόν}} ἀκουστικόν (akoustikón), {{m|grc|ἀκουστικός||acoustic}} ἀκουστικός (akoustikós, “acoustic”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} otacousticon (plural otacousticons)
  1. (now rare) An instrument to aid hearing, such as an ear trumpet or hearing aid. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-otacousticon-en-noun-HD459jc6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations

Inflected forms

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