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otic

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈəʊ.tɪk/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɒt.ɪk/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˈoʊ.tɪk/
  • rhymes with -əʊtɪk
  • rhymes with -ɒtɪk

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of, relating/pertaining to, or located near the ear.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

Examples

  • Otic preparations are used to treat infections of the ear canal.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: acoustic, auditory, auricular

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

of or relating to near the ear

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: auricular

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Mid 17th century borrowed from Ancient Greek ὠτῐκός (ōtĭkós, “of or for the ear”), from οὖς (oûs, “ear”) + -ῐκός (-ĭkós, “-ic”, adjectival suffix).

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: ушен (ušen) — related to the ear
  • Catalan: òtic — related to the ear
  • Chinese Mandarin: 耳的 (ěr de) — related to the ear
  • Czech: ušní — related to the ear
  • Esperanto: orela — related to the ear
  • French: otique — related to the ear
  • Galician: ótico — related to the ear
  • Lithuanian: ausinis — related to the ear
  • Polish: uszny — related to the ear
  • Polish: słuchowy — related to the ear
  • Portuguese: ótico — related to the ear
  • Spanish: ótico — related to the ear