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auditioner

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au⋅di⋅tion

  [aw-dish-uhn]
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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.
Origin:
1590–1600; (< MF) < L audītiōn- (s. of audītiō hearing). See auditive, -ion

Related forms:
au⋅di⋅tion⋅er, noun
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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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Medical Dictionary

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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Medical Dictionary

audition au·di·tion (ô-dĭsh'ən)
n.
The sense, ability, or power of hearing.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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