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aural

1 American  
[awr-uhl] / ˈɔr əl /

adjective

  1. of or relating to the ear or to the sense of hearing.

aural 2 American  
[awr-uhl] / ˈɔr əl /

adjective

  1. of or relating to an aura.

aural 1 British  
/ ˈɔːrəl /

adjective

  1. of or relating to the sense or organs of hearing; auricular

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
aural 2 British  
/ ˈɔːrəl /

adjective

  1. of or relating to an aura

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Other Word Forms

  • aurally adverb

Etymology

Origin of aural1

First recorded in 1840–50; from Latin aur(is) “the ear” + -al 1

Origin of aural2

First recorded in 1865–70; aur(a) + -al 1

Example Sentences

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That sort of line is as close as the movie gets to being funny, and the songs, while reasonably tuneful, are bland aural wallpaper.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

Stone’s iPad, with its open sonic complexity, created a sense of space, a roomy aural soundscape in which jazz and butoh became elements not egos, not larger than life, just more life, the merrier.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2025

The aural dig is worth it for all.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2025

Sound mixer Simon Hayes said the live singing shifts further past just the aural experience attached to their performances.

From Salon • Mar. 2, 2025

Discrimination learning occurs by rote, and occurs when a teacher teaches the basic building blocks of music—vocabulary and aural and rhythmic patterns.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

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