auricular
adjEtymology
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.
- derived from auriculāris
Definitions
Of or pertaining to the ear.
- […] our performances are pastimes jocular, To please the auricular organ and the ocular.
Pertaining to the auricles of the heart.
Pertaining to a style of ornamental decoration, originating in Northern Europe in the…
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.
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The little finger, the outermost and smallest finger of the hand.
- Yet see! my glad Auricular Redeems thee (though dissolv’d) a Star,[…]
The ear.
- A pound of dynamite Explodes in his auriculars It’s not a pleasant sight— We’ll spare you the particulars.
The neighborhood
- neighboraural
- neighborauriculate
- neighborauricle
- neighborauricularis
Derived
auricular artery, auricular fibrillation, auricularly, auricular muscle, auricular style, auriculo-, biauricular, cephaloauricular, conoauricular, interauricular, monoauricular, nonauricular, oculoauricular, periauricular, postauricular, preauricular, retroauricular, sinoauricular, subauricular, supraauricular, temporoauricular, transauricular, zygomaticoauricular
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA