Thesaurus: auricular

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1. a. Of or pertaining to the ear, or to the sense of hearing; as, auricular nerves.
2. a. Told in the ear, i. e., told privately; as, auricular confession to the priest.
3. a. Recognized by the ear; known by the sense of hearing; as, auricular evidence.
4. a. Received by the ear; known by report.
5. a. Pertaining to the auricles of the heart.
6. adj. of or relating to near the ear
7. adj. relating to or perceived by or shaped like the organ of hearing
8. adj. pertaining to an auricle of the heart
9. 1. Of or pertaining to the ear, or to the sense of hearing; as, auricular nerves. 2. Told in the ear, i. e., told privately; as, auricular confession to the priest. This next chapter is a penitent confession of the king, and the strangest . . . that ever was auricular. Milton. 3. Recognized by the ear; known by the sense of hearing; as, auricular evidence. "Auricular assurance." Shak. 4. Received by the ear; known by report. "Auricular traditions." Bacon. 5. (Anat.) Pertaining to the auricles of the heart. Auricular finger, the little finger; so called because it can be readily introduced into the ear passage.
10. Pertaining to the auricles of the heart. Auricular finger, thelittle finger; so called because it can be readily introduced intothe ear passage.
11. j:100 a. relating to or perceived by or shaped like the organ of hearing; I must hear what I read"- George Santayana a. pertaining to an auricle of the heart