| Auricular 1. (a.) Pertaining to the ear, or to the sense of hearing; as, auricular nerves. 2. (a.) Told in the ear, i. e., told privately; as, auricular confession to the priest. 3. (a.) Recognized by the ear; known by the sense of hearing; as, auricular evidence. 4. (a.) Received by the ear; known by report. 5. (a.) Pertaining to the auricles of the heart. Thesaurus Entries acoustic, audible, audile, audio, auditory, aural, between us, confidential, esoteric, hearing, in petto, inside, not for publication, off the record, otic, otological, otopathic, otoscopic, phonic, privileged, sealed, under privilege, unpublishable |