Ear-minded

Ear-minded
Ear-minded Ear"-mind"ed, a. (Physiol. Psychol.) Thinking chiefly or most readily through, or in terms related to, the sense of hearing; specif., thinking words as spoken, as a result of familiarity with speech or of mental peculiarity; -- opposed to {eye-minded}. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

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