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hearing definition

hear·ing (hir)

noun

  1. the act or process of perceiving sounds
  2. the sense by which sounds are perceived
  3. an opportunity to speak, sing, etc.; chance to be heard
    1. a court appearance before a judge or court referee, other than an actual formal trial
    2. a formal meeting, as of an investigative body or legislative committee, before which evidence is presented, testimony is given, etc.
  4. the distance that a sound, esp. that of the unaided voice, will carry to be within hearing

Etymology: ME heringe: see hear

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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