Etymology

acroamatic

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to hearing. Full definition →

Latin acroamaticus ← Ancient Greek ἀκροαματικός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἀκροαματικός“for hearing only; esoteric”
  2. Latin · borrowed fromacroamaticus
  3. English todayacroamatic

Borrowed from Latin acroamaticus, acroaticus (“esoteric”), at first chiefly in reference to the “esoteric” and originally oral teachings of Aristotle, from Ancient Greek ἀκροαματικός (akroamatikós, “for hearing only; esoteric”), from ἀκροάομαι (akroáomai, “to listen”).

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