Relating to or suited for hearing or listening; connected to the sense of hearing.
From Latin 'audire' (to hear) plus the adjective-forming suffix '-ual,' creating a term parallel to 'spiritual' or 'sensual.' It appears in technical and scientific contexts.
While 'auditory' is the common adjective today, 'auditual' appears in older medical texts—languages constantly experiment with different word forms, and some stick while others fade away!
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