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auricular

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English

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Etymology

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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.

The finger is so called because it can be readily introduced into the ear passage.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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auricular (not comparable)

  1. (relational) Of or pertaining to the ear.
    Synonym: otic
    • 1780, Kane O'Hara, “Address to the Audience by Punch, on the Opening of the Microcosm”, in Songs in the Comic Opera of Tom Thumb the Great[1], Dublin: Arthur Grueber, page vi:
      [] our performances are pastimes jocular,
      To please the auricular organ and the ocular.
    1. (anatomy, relational) Of or pertaining to the sense of hearing.
      Synonyms: auditory, aural
      The auricular nerves were damaged.
    2. Told to the ear; told privately.
      auricular confession to the priest
    3. Recognized by the ear; understood by the sense of hearing.
      auricular evidence
  2. (anatomy, relational) Pertaining to the auricles of the heart.
  3. (art, relational) 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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Noun

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auricular (plural auriculars)

  1. The little finger, the outermost and smallest finger of the hand.
    Synonyms: ear finger, fourth finger, little finger, mercurial finger, pinkie
    • 1659, Richard Lovelace, “A Fly about a Glasse of Burnt Claret”, in Lucasta posthume poems of Richard Lovelace[2], London: Clement Darby, page 38:
      Yet see! my glad Auricular
      Redeems thee (though dissolv’d) a Star, []
  2. (humorous) The ear.

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References

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Catalan

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin auriculāris.

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [əw.ɾi.kuˈla]

Adjective

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auricular m or f (masculine and feminine plural auriculars)

  1. (relational) ear; auricular
  2. (relational) hearing; auricular
  3. (relational) auricle; auricular
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Noun

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auricular m (plural auriculars)

  1. (chiefly in the plural) earphone, headphone, earpiece
  2. little finger, pinky
    Synonyms: dit petit, menovell
  3. (Catholicism) auricular confession
    Synonym: confessió

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin auriculāris.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: au‧ri‧cu‧lar

Adjective

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auricular m or f (plural auriculares, not comparable)

  1. (relational) ear; auricular
  2. (relational) hearing; auricular
  3. (relational) auricle; auricular
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Noun

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auricular m (plural auriculares)

  1. (Portugal, chiefly in the plural) earphone, earpiece
    Synonyms: fone, (Brazil) fone de ouvido

References

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  1. ^ auricular”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032025

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French auriculaire. By surface analysis, auricul +‎ -ar.

Adjective

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auricular m or n (feminine singular auriculară, masculine plural auriculari, feminine and neuter plural auriculare)

  1. auricular

Declension

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singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative
indefinite auricular auriculară auriculari auriculare
definite auricularul auriculara auricularii auricularele
genitive-
dative
indefinite auricular auriculare auriculari auriculare
definite auricularului auricularei auricularilor auricularelor

Spanish

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Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia es
Earphones
Handset

Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin auriculāris.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /auɾikuˈlaɾ/ [au̯.ɾi.kuˈlaɾ]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: au‧ri‧cu‧lar

Adjective

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auricular m or f (masculine and feminine plural auriculares)

  1. (relational) ear; auricular
  2. (relational) hearing; auricular

Derived terms

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Noun

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auricular m (plural auriculares)

  1. (used in plural) earphones (a pair of small loudspeakers worn inside each outer ear or covering all or part of the ear, without a connecting band worn over head.)
  2. handset, earpiece, receiver (any of several electronic devices that receive signals and convert them into sound)
    Antonym: altavoz
  3. auricular (finger)
    Synonym: meñique

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