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AURAL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does aural mean?
• AURAL (adjective)
The adjective AURAL has 2 senses:
1. of or pertaining to hearing or the ear
2. relating to or characterized by an aura
Familiarity information: AURAL used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or pertaining to hearing or the ear
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Context example:
an animal with a very sensitive aural apparatus
Pertainym:
ear (the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Relating to or characterized by an aura
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Context example:
various aural effects that precede a migraine headache
Pertainym:
aura (a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing)
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