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au⋅di⋅tion
[aw-dish-uh
n] 
–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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| au·di·tion (ô-dĭsh'ən) n.
v. intr. To take part in a trial performance: auditioned for the role and got it. v. tr. To evaluate (a person) in a trial performance. [Latin audītiō, audītiōn-, from audītus, past participle of audīre, to hear; see au- in Indo-European roots.] |
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Audition
Au*di"tion\, n. [L. auditio.] The act of hearing or listening; hearing. Audition may be active or passive; hence the difference between listening and simple hearing. --Dunglison.
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Language Translation for : audition
Spanish:
audición,
German:
das Vorsprechen, *Vorsingen, *Vorspielen,
Japanese:
オーディション
audition
1599, "power of hearing," from M.Fr. audicion, from L. auditionem (nom. auditio), pp. of audire "hear" (see audience). Meaning "trial for a performer" first recorded 1881; the verb in this sense is 1935, from the noun.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: au·di·tion
Pronunciation: o-'dish-&n
Function: noun
1 : the power or sense of hearing
2 : the actof hearing
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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audition au·di·tion (ô-dĭsh'ən)
n.
The sense, ability, or power of hearing.
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