auricular Meaning, Definition & Usage

adjective of or relating to near the ear
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adjective relating to or perceived by or shaped like the organ of hearing; I must hear what I read"- George Santayana
- my apprehension of words is auricular
- an auricular confession
- an auricular appendage
adjective pertaining to an auricle of the heart
- auricular fibrillation

LL. auricularis: cf. F. auriculaire. See Auricle.

Of or pertaining to the ear, or to the sense of hearing; as, auricular nerves.
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.
Recognized by the ear; known by the sense of hearing; as, auricular evidence. "Auricular assurance." Shak.
Received by the ear; known by report. "Auricular traditions." Bacon.
(Anat.) Pertaining to the auricles of the heart.