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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Auricular \Au*ric"u*lar\ ([add]*r[i^]k"[-u]*l[~e]r), a. [LL. auricularis: cf F. auriculaire See {Auricle}.] 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: auricular adj 1: relating to or perceived by or shaped like the organ of hearing; "my apprehension of words is auricular; I must hear what I read"- George Santayana "an auricular confession"; "an auricular appendage" 2: pertaining to an auricle of the heart; "auricular fibrillation"
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