Auditory and Audial

Auditory

Auditory adjective - Of, relating to, or experienced through the sense of hearing.
Usage example: I have a bad auditory memory—unless I see a word in writing, and not just hear it, I forget it easily

Audial and auditory are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Audial" instead an adjective "Auditory".

Audial

Audial adjective - Of, relating to, or experienced through the sense of hearing.
Usage example: a specialist in audial disorders in children

Auditory and audial are semantically related. You can use "Auditory" instead an adjective "Audial".
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