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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The narrow, tubelike passage through which sound enters the ear.
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- noun anatomy The tube or
meatus running from theouter ear to theeardrum through which sound enters.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun either of the passages in the outer ear from the auricle to the tympanic membrane
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