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Latin word root · Body & Health

aud-: hearing

aud- is a Latin root meaning “hearing”. Learn its variants and explore 2 connected words.

Meaning and variants

Meaning: hearing

Root forms: aud-, audit-

Source word: audiō — to hear, listen to

Word family and examples

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