hearing

hearing
n
1. ear, audition, sense or faculty of hearing, aural sense or faculty, ability to hear, Anat., Physiol. auditory perception; audience, listening, hearking, harkening, auscultation.
2. audience, interview, opportunity to be heard, chance to speak or talk, opportunity to see or go before [s.o.], Obs. audit; fair hearing, day in court, chance to tell one's story, inquest, inquisition, appearance before a grand jury; inquiry, investigation, probe, examination, review; interrogation, questioning, question and answer session.
3. earshot, earreach, hearing distance, carrying distance, range of one's voice, sound of one's voice.

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