acroatic
UK/ˌækɹəʊˈætɪk/
acroatic adjective: acroamatic.
Adjective
acroatic (comparative more acroatic, superlative most acroatic)
- acroamatic.
- The poet Thomas Gray said that reading Aristotle was like eating dried hay. This is something of an exaggeration, but his writing can be hard work. It is generally agreed that these “esoteric” (or “acroatic”) works are actually lecture notes, the working documents that he used on a daily basis for...2001, Rupert Woodfin; Judy Groves, illustrator, “Lecture Notes”, in Richard Appignanesi, editor, Introducing Aristotle (Introducing …), Thriplow, Cambridgeshire: Icon Books; [United States]: Totem...
Forms of acroatic
| comparative | more acroatic |
|---|---|
| superlative | most acroatic |
| alternative form | acroatick |
Origin of acroatic
From Ancient Greek ἀκροατικός (akroatikós, “of or proper to hearing”), from ἀκροᾶσθαι (akroâsthai, “to hear”).
Questions about acroatic
- What does acroatic mean?
- Acroatic means acroamatic.
- What part of speech is acroatic?
- Acroatic is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce acroatic?
- Acroatic is pronounced /ˌækɹəʊˈætɪk/ (UK).
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