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auditorium

[aw-di-tawr-ee-uh

m, -tohr-]

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noun, plural -to·ri·ums, -to·ri·a

[-tawr-ee-uh, -tohr-] .

the space set apart for the audience in a theater, school, or other public building.

a building for public gatherings; hall.

Origin:
1720–30; < Latin: lecture hall; see auditor, -tory²

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auditorium (ˌɔːdɪˈtɔːrɪəm)

—n , pl -toriums, -toria
1.	the area of a concert hall, theatre, school, etc, in which the audience sits
2.	(US), (Canadian) a building for public gatherings or meetings

[C17: from Latin: a judicial examination, from audītōrius concerning a hearing; see auditory]

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auditorium

1727, from L. auditorium "lecture room," lit. "place where something is heard," neuter of auditorius (adj.) "of or for hearing," from auditus, pp. of audire "to hear" (see audience).

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