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minds' ear

minds' ear is the plural of mind's ear.

Meaning of mind's ear

Noun

mind's ear (plural mind's ears or minds' ears or (less common) minds' ear)

  1. (idiomatic) The mental faculty or inner sense with which one produces or reproduces imagined or recalled sounds solely within the mind; the supposed organ within the mind which experiences such sounds.
    • The thinking Sculpture helps to raiſe / Deep thoughts, the Genii of the place: / To the minds ear, and invvard ſight, / There ſilence ſpeaks, and ſhade gives light: […]1732 (date written), Peter Drake [pseudonym; Matthew Green], The Grotto, a Poem. […], London: [s.n.], published 1733, →OCLC, page 5
    Synonyms:
    inner ear

Questions about minds' ear

What is minds' ear the plural of?
Minds' ear is the plural of mind's ear.

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