Webster's English Dictionary

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hearing

hear.ing n 1a: the process, function, or power of perceiving sound; specif 
   : t he special sense by which noises and tones are received as stimuli 1b: 
   EARSHOT  2a: opportunity to be heard, to present one's side of a case, or 
   to be gene rally known or appreciated 2b1: a listening to arguments  2b2: a 
   preliminary examination in criminal procedure  2c: a session (as of a 
   legislative committee) in which witnesses are heard  and testimony is taken 
   chiefly dial  3: a piece of news : RUMOR