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ouïe — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • gill noun The breathing organ on the side of a fish or other water-dwelling animal, used to take oxygen from the water.
  • hearing noun The sense used to perceive sound.

Senses

ouïe is used for these senses in English:

  • f-hole (musical instruments) A sound hole, shaped like a lowercase f, through the top surface of a string instrument.
  • gill (zootomy) A breathing organ of fish and other aquatic animals.
  • gill (mycology) One of the radial folds on the underside of the cap of a mushroom, the surface of which bears the spore-producing organs.
  • hearing (uncountable) The sense used to perceive sound.

gill — full definition

  1. noun The breathing organ on the side of a fish or other water-dwelling animal, used to take oxygen from the water.
  2. noun One of the thin, blade-like ridges under a mushroom cap that release its spores.
  3. noun A small unit of liquid measure for spirits, roughly a quarter of a pint (the exact amount varies by country).
  4. verb To remove the gills and guts from a fish while preparing it.

hearing — full definition

  1. noun The sense used to perceive sound.
  2. noun A formal session where a court, committee, or official listens to arguments or evidence.
  3. adj Able to hear; not deaf.

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