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noun
1.
a trial hearing given to a singer, actor, or other performer to test suitability for employment, professional training or competition, etc.
2.
a reading or other simplified rendering of a theatrical work, performed before a potential backer, producer, etc.
3.
the act, sense, or power of hearing.
4.
something that is heard.
verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
5.
to try or compete in an audition: to audition aspiring actors; to audition for the leading role.
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Example Sentences
- The dialogue scenes are more wooden and clumsy than a soap opera audition.
- Before the buskers are allowed to perform, however, they will have to audition to prove their skills.
- Any audition would undoubtedly have to include a dance sequence.
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Word Origin & History
audition
1590s, "power of hearing," from M.Fr. audicion, from O.Fr., "hearing (in a court of law)," from L. auditionem (nom. auditio), from auditus, pp. of audire "hear" (see audience). Meaning "trial for a performer" first recorded 1881; the verb in this sense is 1935, from the noun.
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Medical Dictionary
audition au·di·tion (ô-dĭsh'ən)
n.
The sense, ability, or power of hearing.
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