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Added 9 October 2026

audio

/ˈɔːdi.əʊ/ adjective

adjective Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about audio at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Focused on audible sound, as opposed to sight.

noun

Sound, or a sound signal.
A piece of sound that is recorded electronically.
I DMed him an audio of myself singing the South Park intro.

Origin

Clipping of audio-. Cognates include Sanskrit आविस् (āvís, “manifestly, evidently”) and Ancient Greek αἰσθάνομαι (aisthánomai, “perceive, notice”) whence English aesthetic.

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