- pronunciation:
- aw
dih
to
ri
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
having to do with or referring to hearing or the sense of hearing.
My dog's auditory sense lets him hear cars before he can see them. |
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| derivation: |
auditorily (adv.) |
The word auditory
contains the following parts:
aud, audit, audio
Latin
root
that means
hear
Example words:
-ory, -atory2
Latin
adjective-forming suffix
that means
serving to, pertaining to
More about this word part:
The suffix -ory
, -atory2 attaches to Latin verb roots to form adjectives. Adjectives ending in "-atory
" tend to have corresponding verbs ending in "-ate" (congratulatory: congratulate).
Example words: