| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | aus·cul·tate |
| PRONUNCIATION: | ô sk l-t t |
| TRANSITIVE VERB: | Inflected forms: aus·cul·tat·ed, aus·cul·tat·ing, aus·cul·tates Medicine To examine by auscultation. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Back-formation from auscultation. | | OTHER FORMS: | aus cul·ta tive ADJECTIVE aus·cul ta·to ry (ô-sk l t -tôr , -t r ) ADJECTIVE
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