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auditorium

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au⋅di⋅to⋅ri⋅um

  [aw-di-tawr-ee-uhm, -tohr-]
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–noun, plural -to⋅ri⋅ums, -to⋅ri⋅a  [-tawr-ee-uh, -tohr-] .
1. the space set apart for the audience in a theater, school, or other public building.
2. a building for public gatherings; hall.
Origin:
1720–30; < L: lecture hall; see auditor, -tory 2
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au·di·to·ri·um   (ô'dĭ-tôr'ē-əm, -tōr'-)   
n.   pl. au·di·to·ri·ums or au·di·to·ri·a (-tôr'ē-ə, -tōr'-)

  1. A large room to accommodate an audience in a building such as a school or theater.

  2. A large building for public meetings or performances.


[Latin audītōrium, from audīre, to hear; see au- in Indo-European roots.]
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Word Origin & History

auditorium 
1727, from L. auditorium "lecture room," lit. "place where something is heard," neuter of auditorius (adj.) "of or for hearing," from auditor "a listener," from audire "to hear" (see audience).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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