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Webster 1913 Edition
Auditory
Au′di-to-ry
,Adj.
[L.
auditorius
.] Of or pertaining to hearing, or to the sense or organs of hearing;
as, the
. See auditory
nerveEar
. Auditory canal
(Anat.)
, the tube from the auditory meatus or opening of the ear to the tympanic membrane.
Au′di-to-ry
,Noun.
[L.
auditorium
.] 1.
An assembly of hearers; an audience.
2.
An auditorium.
Udall.
Webster 1828 Edition
Auditory
AUD'ITORY
,Adj.
AUD'ITORY
,Noun.
1.
An audience; an assembly of hearers, as in a church or lecture room.2.
A place or apartment where discourses are delivered. In ancient churches, the nave, where the hearers stood to be instructed.3.
A bench on which a judge sits to hear causes.