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Auditory vs Auditorial - What's the difference?

auditory | auditorial |

As adjectives the difference between auditory and auditorial

is that auditory is of, or relating to hearing, or to the sense or organs of hearing while auditorial is auditory.

As a noun auditory

is an assembly of hearers; an audience.

auditory

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) .

Adjective

(-)
  • Of, or relating to hearing, or to the sense or organs of hearing
    • Synonyms
    * otic
    Derived terms
    * auditory bone * auditory nerve

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (auditories)
  • (archaic) An assembly of hearers; an audience.
  • * 1661 , , p. 7:
    • ...and because though these learned Gentlemen (sayes he, turning to his two friends) need not fear to discourse before any Auditory ...
  • (archaic) An auditorium.

    • Related terms

    * audition * audio

    auditorial

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • auditory
    • (Webster 1913)