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auditorium

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au·di·to·ri·um  d-tôr-m, -tr-)
n. pl. au·di·to·ri·ums or au·di·to·ri·a (-tôr-, -tr-)
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 audtrium, from audre, to hear; see au- in Indo-European roots.]

auditorium [ˌɔːdɪˈtɔːrɪəm]
n pl -toriums, -toria [-ˈtɔːrɪə]
1. (Performing Arts / Theatre) the area of a concert hall, theatre, school, etc., in which the audience sits
2. US and Canadian a building for public gatherings or meetings
[from Latin: a judicial examination, from audītōrius concerning a hearing; see auditory]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.auditoriumauditorium - the area of a theater or concert hall where the audience sits
area - a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function; "the spacious cooking area provided plenty of room for servants"
assembly hall - a hall where many people can congregate

auditorium
noun hall, theatre, chamber, concert hall, meeting place, assembly room The hall is a huge auditorium.
Translations
auditorium [ˌɔːdɪˈtɔːrɪəm] N (auditoriums, auditoria (pl)) [ˌɔːdɪˈtɔːrɪə]auditorio m, sala f

auditorium [ˌɔːdɪˈtɔːrɪəm] nauditorium m

auditorium
nAuditorium nt; (in theatre, cinema also) → Zuschauerraum m; (in concert hall also) → Zuhörersaal m

auditorium [ˌɔːdɪˈtɔːrɪəm] nsala, auditorio
auditorium [ˌɔːdɪˈtɔːrɪəm] nsala, auditorio

auditorium
n auditorium [oːdiˈtoːriəm]
the part of a theatre etc where the audience sits. ouditorium قاعَة مُحاضَرات/ صالَة المَسْرَح зала hlediště tilskuerplads; sal; auditorium der Zuschauerraum αμφιθέατρο auditorio saal سالن اجتماعات؛ ساختمان تالار katsomo salle אוּלָם सभाभवन publika nézőtér, előadóterem ruang pertunjukan (áheyrenda)salur auditorio, auditorium 観客席 관람석 žiūrovų salė skatītāju zāle; auditorija auditorium zaal konsert-/teatersal osv., auditorium widownia auditório audi­to­riu; sală зрительный зал; аудитория hľadisko avditorij auditorijum, gledalište []salong, hörsal บริเวณที่นั่งของผู้ชมในโรงละครหรือหอประชุม salon 觀眾席 зала для глядачів خاضرین کے بیٹھنے کا مقام thính phòng


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stood on the platform of the Auditorium, with the sun shining over the heads of his auditors into his eyes, and with his whole face lit up with the fire of prophecy, Clark Howell, the successor of Henry Grady, said to me, "That man's speech is the beginning of a moral revolution in America.
But the populace, seeing in that title an allusion damaging to Barbicane's project, broke into the auditorium, smashed the benches, and compelled the unlucky director to alter his playbill.
It is not usual in Europe to allow ladies and gentlemen to take bonnets, hats, overcoats, canes, or umbrellas into the auditorium, but in Mannheim this rule was not enforced because the audiences were largely made up of people from a distance, and among these were always a few timid ladies who were afraid that if they had to go into an anteroom to get their things when the play was over, they would miss their train.
 
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