aural

English

Etymology 1

From Latin auralis, from auris (ear).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɔːɹəl/
    • Rhymes: -ɔːɹəl
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈoɹəl/
  • (for some speakers, to distinguish from oral; Latinate) IPA(key): /aʊɹəl/[1] or /ˈɑ(ː)ɹəl/
  • Homophone: oral (unless distinguished as above)

Adjective

aural (comparative more aural, superlative most aural)

  1. Of or pertaining to the ear.
  2. Of or pertaining to sound.
    • 2017 December 22, Rachel Aroesti, “The best albums of 2017, No 1: St Vincent – Masseduction”, in the Guardian:
      Clark made the album with producer Jack Antonoff, current collaborator of choice for Taylor Swift and Lorde. His involvement didn’t have a huge aural impact – the thrillingly disjointed but melodically gorgeous St Vincent sound remained intact – but his inclination for taking real-life trauma and fashioning it into pop took the album a step beyond Clark’s previous work.
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Etymology 2

From Latin aura (moving air, breeze, vital air) + -al.

Pronunciation

Adjective

aural (comparative more aural, superlative most aural)

  1. Of or pertaining to an aura.
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References

  1. Philip Gooden Who's Whose: A No-Nonsense Guide to Easily Confused Words (2009)

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French

Etymology

From Latin auris (ear) + -al.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /o.ʁal/, /ɔ.ʁal/

Adjective

aural (feminine aurale, masculine plural auraux, feminine plural aurales)

  1. (relational) sound; aural

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