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audition


audition [aw-dish-uh n] Word Origin 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 or without object)

  1. to try or compete in an audition: to audition aspiring actors; to audition for the leading role.

Origin of audition 1590–1600; (Middle French) Latin audītiōn- (stem of audītiō hearing). See auditive, -ion Related formsau·di·tion·er, nounre·au·di·tion, nounun·au·di·tioned, adjective British Dictionary definitions for auditioner auditioner noun

  1. a person who attends an audition

audition noun

  1. a test at which a performer or musician is asked to demonstrate his ability for a particular role, etc
  2. the act, sense, or power of hearing

verb

  1. to judge by means of or be tested in an audition

Word Origin for audition C16: from Latin audītiō a hearing, from audīre to hear Word Origin and History for auditioner audition n.

1590s, “power of hearing,” from Middle French audicion “hearing (in a court of law),” from Latin auditionem (nominative auditio) “a hearing, listening to,” noun of action from past participle stem of audire “hear” (see audience). Meaning “trial for a performer” first recorded 1881.

audition v.

“to try out for a performance part,” 1935, from audition (n.). Transitive sense by 1944. Related: Auditioned; auditioning.

auditioner in Medicine audition [ô-dĭsh′ən] n.

  1. The sense, ability, or power of hearing.
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