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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
auricular
    adj 1: of or relating to near the ear [syn: otic, auricular]
    2: 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"
    3: pertaining to an auricle of the heart; "auricular
       fibrillation"

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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.
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   2. Told in the ear, i. e., told privately; as, auricular
      confession to the priest.
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            This next chapter is a penitent confession of the
            king, and the strangest . . . that ever was
            auricular.                            --Milton.
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   3. Recognized by the ear; known by the sense of hearing; as,
      auricular evidence. "Auricular assurance." --Shak.
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   4. Received by the ear; known by report. "Auricular
      traditions." --Bacon.
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   5. (Anat.) Pertaining to the auricles of the heart.
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   Auricular finger, the little finger; so called because it
      can be readily introduced into the ear passage.
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
acoustic, audible, audile, audio, auditory, aural, between us, confidential, esoteric, hearing, in petto, inside, not for publication, off the record, otic, otological, otopathic, otoscopic, phonic, privileged, sealed, under privilege, unpublishable
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