Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Same as
acroamatic .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Same as
acroamatic .
Etymologies
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From Ancient Greek ἀκροατικός (akroatikos, "of or proper to hearing"), from ἀκροᾶσθαι (akroasthai, "to hear").
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To the class of acroatic writings belong all the extant works and also the lost treatises, anatomai
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 1: Aachen-Assize 1840-1916 1913
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It is customary to distinguish, on the authority of Gellius, two classes of Aristotelean writings: the exoteric, which were intended for the general Public, and the acroatic, which were intended merely for the limited circle of those who were well versed in the phraseology and modes of thought of the School.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 1: Aachen-Assize 1840-1916 1913
jmjarmstrong commented on the word acroatic
JM likes the progression from matters acroamatic to acroatic matters
October 26, 2009