noun ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A large room for public meetings or performances.
2. 2
   the area of a theater or concert hall where the audience sits wordnet
3. 3
   The space where the audience is located in a theater, etc.

Synonyms

All synonyms

agoraamphitheaterarenaarena theaterassembly hallathletic field

Example

More examples

"I've staked out places for us in the front row of the auditorium."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin audītōrium, from audītōrius (“pertaining to hearing”). Equivalent to auditory + -ium.

Related phrases

assembly hallchairs speakersconcert hallfor audiencefor showsgathering placegathering roomhigh schoolsi amin collegelarge buildinglarge theatre

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