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Auditory vs Audism - What's the difference?

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Auditory is a related term of audism.


As nouns the difference between auditory and audism

is that auditory is (archaic) an assembly of hearers; an audience while audism is the notion that one is superior based on one's ability to hear or behave in the manner of one who hears.

As an adjective auditory

is of, or relating to hearing, or to the sense or organs of hearing.

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

    audism

    English

    (wikipedia audism)

    Noun

    (-)
  • The notion that one is superior based on one's ability to hear or behave in the manner of one who hears.

    • Hypernyms

    * ableism * discrimination

    Related terms

    * audist * auditory * -ism

    References

    * Humphries, Tom (1977). Communicating across cultures (deaf/hearing) and language learning. Doctoral dissertation. Cincinnati, OH: Union Graduate School. * http://communication.ucsd.edu/people/HUMPHRIES/t.humpries.html * http://library.gallaudet.edu/deaf-faq-audism.shtml * http://deafness.about.com/cs/deafculture/a/audism.htm

    See also

    * autism