What is the act of hearing or listening; hearing. Audition may be active or passive; hence the difference between listening and simple hearing. Dunglison called?
audition — The act of hearing or listening; hearing. Audition may be active or passive; hence the difference between listening and simple hearing. Dunglison. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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