ear[3]
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- واژهنامه · Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary 1 ear n. Pronunciation: ' ir Function: noun Etymology: Middle English ere, from Old English ēare; akin to Old High German ōra ear, Latin auris, Greek ous Date: before 12th century 1 a : the characteristic vertebrate organ of hearing and equilibrium consisting in the typical mammal of a sound-collecting outer ear separated by the tympanic membrane from a sound-transmitting middle ear that in turn is separated from a sensory inner ear by membranous fenestrae b : any of various organs (as of a fish) capable of detecting vibratory motion 2 : the external ear of humans and most mammals 3 a : the sense or act of hearing b : acuity of hearing c : sensitivity to musical tone and pitch also : the ability to retain and reproduce music that has been heard d : sensitivity to nuances of language especially as revealed in the command of verbal melody and rhythm or in the ability to render a spoken idiom accurately 4 : something resembling a mammalian ear in shape, position, or function: as a : a projecting part (as a lug or handle) b : either of a pair of tufts of lengthened feathers on the head of some birds 5 : ATTENTION , AWARENESS <lend an ear > 6 : a space in the upper corner of the front page of a periodical (as a newspaper) usually containing advertising for the periodical itself or a weather forecast 7 : a person who listens : LISTENER <looking for a friendly ear > –all ears : eagerly listening <if anybody spoke of that grisly matter, I was all ears ⋯ and alert to hear what might be said ― Mark Twain> –by ear : without reference to or memorization of written music <plays by ear > –in one ear and out the other : through one's mind without making an impression <everything you say to him goes in one ear and ou…