01 n. The act or power of perceiving sound; perception of sound; the faculty or sense by which sound is perceived; as, my hearing is good.
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The act or power of perceiving sound; perception of sound; the faculty or sense by which sound is perceived; as, my hearing is good.“I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear.” — Job xlii. 5.
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Attention to what is delivered; opportunity to be heard; audience; as, I could not obtain a hearing.
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Extent within which sound may be heard; sound; earshot.“They laid him by the pleasant shore, And in the hearing of the wave.” — Tennyson.