auditory modality

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auditory modality
n : the ability to hear; the auditory faculty; "his hearing was impaired" [syn: hearing, audition, auditory sense, sense of hearing]

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Noun
1. the ability to hear; the auditory faculty; "his hearing was impaired"
(synonym) hearing, audition, auditory sense, sense of hearing
(hypernym) modality, sense modality, sensory system
(hyponym) ear
(class) auditory system