acroatic

English

Alternative forms

• acroatick (obsolete)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀκροατικός (akroatikós, “of or proper to hearing”), from ἀκροᾶσθαι (akroâsthai, “to hear”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ă'krō.ăʹtĭk, IPA^(key): /ˌækɹəʊˈætɪk/,

Adjective

acroatic (comparative more acroatic, superlative most acroatic)

1. acroamatic.
   • 2001, Rupert Woodfin, Judy Groves, illustrator, “Lecture Notes”, in Richard Appignanesi, editor, Introducing Aristotle (Introducing …), Thriplow, Cambridgeshire: Icon Books; [United States]: Totem Books, published 2002, →ISBN, page 24:

     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 his teaching.

Related terms

• acroatics