auricular

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective of or relating to near the ear
  2. adjective relating to or perceived by or shaped like the organ of hearing; - George Santayana
  3. adjective pertaining to an auricle of the heart

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.

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