audio English · revision 4984

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=clipping|attested=1934|origins=la audire}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: UK /ˈɔː.di.əʊ/, US /ˈɑː.di.oʊ/, /ˈɔː.di.oʊ/^(Roach et al. 2011)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is the combining form [[audio-]] used as a word,^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988)^(NODE 1998) influenced by the earlier [[video]] (1935).^(Barnhart 1988) Audio- is a modern coinage (1913) from the stem of Latin audīre “to hear”,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline) from [[ine-pro|*h₂ew-|alt=*au-|t=to perceive]].^(Etymonline) It is related to [[audience]], [[audible]] and [[audition]].^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Sound, especially recorded or transmitted sound signals: 1934 in the OED, Etymonline and MWU,^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) 1940 in Barnhart.^(Barnhart 1988) MWU has the adjective, relating to audible sound, from 1926.^(MWU 2024)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ Related formations followed, such as ''audiovisual'' (1937), ''audiology'' (1947) and ''audiophile'' (1951).^(Barnhart 1988) ''Audio typing'', typing directly from a recording, and the ''audio secretary'' who did it, are later.^(SOED 2002)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1913 – the combining form audio-.^(Barnhart 1988)

+ * 1926 – adjective, of sound.^(MWU 2024)

+ * 1934 – noun, recorded sound.^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline)

+ * 1937 – ''audiovisual''.^(Barnhart 1988)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # Sound, especially recorded or broadcast sound.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # The part of television or film equipment that deals with sound.^(AHD)

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+ ===Adjective===

+ # Relating to the recording or broadcasting of [[sound]].^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[audiovisual]]

+ * [[audiotape]]

+ * [[audio book]]

+ * [[audio cassette]]

+ * [[audio frequency]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[audible]]

+ * [[audio-]]

+ * [[audiobook]]

+ * [[audition]]

+ * [[auditive]]

+ * [[auditory]]

+ * [[video]]

+ * [[audience]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}