Main Entry:

¹au·di·tion

Pronunciation:

\ȯ-ˈdi-shən\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin audition-, auditio, from audire

Date:

1599

1: the power or sense of hearing2: the act of hearing ; especially : a critical hearing <an audition of new recordings>3: a trial performance to appraise an entertainer's merits