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“Auricle” or “Oracle”

auricle / oracle are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

auricle

  • nouna small conical pouch projecting from the upper anterior part of each atrium of the heart.
  • nounthe externally visible cartilaginous structure of the external ear.

oracle AO·r·ah·k·ah·l

  • nouna prophecy (usually obscure or allegorical) revealed by a priest or priestess; believed to be infallible.
  • nouna shrine where an oracular god is consulted.
Usage

Examples in context

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“auricle”

  • …have a distinct lobe or auricle pointing toward the blade tip.
  • …when certain points on the auricle were stimulated.
  • …the posterior surface of the auricle is named after him.

“oracle”

  • Bibliomancy Oracle
  • The Oracle Act – the main feature…
  • …required the use of the Oracle object-relational database management system behind…
  • …宋 was found on the oracle bones of the Shang dynasty.
  • Oracle Solaris Cluster
  • …terms ūrtu and tamītu, meaning "oracle" and "command", respectively.
  • Wim Coekaerts is Oracle's Mr. Linux Steve Lipson, Oracle
  • …to await contact from the Oracle, despite orders from Zion for…
  • …more than 25 manufacturers, including Oracle Corp, Acer Inc., Xerox, Toshiba…
  • Oracle PL/SQL implements collections as programmer-defined

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