aural

== English == === Etymology 1 === From Latin auralis, from auris (“ear”). ==== Pronunciation ==== (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɔːɹəl/ Rhymes: -ɔːɹəl (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɔɹəl/, /ˈoɹəl/ (for some speakers, to distinguish from oral; Latinate) IPA(key): /aʊɹəl/ or /ˈɑ(ː)ɹəl/ Homophone: oral (unless distinguished as above) ==== Adjective ==== aural (comparative more aural, superlative most aural) Of or pertaining to the ear. Of or pertaining to sound or hearing. ===== Usage notes ===== Not to be confused with oral, which is a homophone in some dialects. ===== Synonyms ===== auditory auric (obsolete) ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From Latin aura (“moving air, breeze, vital air”) +‎ -al. ==== Pronunciation ==== (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɔːɹəl/ Rhymes: -ɔːɹəl (General American) IPA(key): /ˈoɹəl/ (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ˈɑ(ː)ɹəl/ Homophone: oral ==== Adjective ==== aural (comparative more aural, superlative most aural) Of or pertaining to an aura. ===== Synonyms ===== auric ===== Related terms ===== aura ===== Translations ===== === References === === Anagrams === Laura, laura == French == === Etymology === From Latin auris (“ear”) +‎ -al. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /o.ʁal/, /ɔ.ʁal/ === Adjective === aural (feminine aurale, masculine plural auraux, feminine plural aurales) (relational) sound; aural === Anagrams === laura