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Hearing may refer to:
  • Hearing (sense)
    Hearing (sense)
    Hearing is one of the traditional five senses. It is the ability to perceive sound by detecting vibrations via an organ such as the ear...

    , the sense by which sound is perceived
  • Hearing (person)
    Hearing (person)
    The term hearing or hearing person, from the perspective of mainstream English-language culture, refers to someone whose sense of hearing is at the medical norm. From this point of view, someone who is not fully hearing has a hearing impairment or is said to be hard of hearing or deaf. The...

    , a person who has hearing within normal parameters
  • Hearing (law)
    Hearing (law)
    In law, a hearing is a proceeding before a court or other decision-making body or officer, such as a government agency.A hearing is generally distinguished from a trial in that it is usually shorter and often less formal...

    , a legal proceeding before a court or other decision making body or officer