auditorium









auditorium


auditorium [aw-di-tawr-ee-uh m, -tohr-] Word Origin noun, plural au·di·to·ri·ums, au·di·to·ri·a [aw-di-tawr-ee-uh, -tohr-] /ˌɔ dɪˈtɔr i ə, -ˈtoʊr-/.

  1. the space set apart for the audience in a theater, school, or other public building.
  2. a building for public gatherings; hall.

Origin of auditorium 1720–30; Latin: lecture hall; see auditor, -tory2 Related Words for auditoria theater, amphitheater, hall, barn, playhouse British Dictionary definitions for auditoria auditorium noun plural -toriums or -toria (-ˈtɔːrɪə)

  1. 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

Word Origin for auditorium C17: from Latin: a judicial examination, from audītōrius concerning a hearing; see auditory Word Origin and History for auditoria auditorium n.

1727, from Latin auditorium “lecture room,” literally “place where something is heard,” neuter of auditorius (adj.) “of or for hearing,” from auditus, past participle of audire “to hear” (see audience); also see -ory. Earlier in the same sense was auditory (late 14c.).

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