auditorium

noun
au·​di·​to·​ri·​um | \ ˌȯ-də-ˈtȯr-ē-əm How to pronounce auditorium (audio) \
plural auditoriums or auditoria\ ˌȯ-​də-​ˈtȯr-​ē-​ə How to pronounce auditorium (audio) \

Definition of auditorium

1 : the part of a public building where an audience sits
2 : a room, hall, or building used for public gatherings

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Examples of auditorium in a Sentence

will hold the town meeting in the high school auditorium
Recent Examples on the Web The three judges heard the appellate case of Crabtree vs. State of Indiana in the Portage High School auditorium. Deena Lawley-dixon, Chicago Tribune, 9 Oct. 2022 Then came their biggest event of the weekend: a replay of the championship game at the Uvalde High School auditorium. Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2022 Relatives of the shooting victims filled the first rows of the Uvalde High School auditorium carrying large photos of their children and wearing the orange and maroon T-shirts that have become synonymous with their grief. Arelis R. Hernández, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2022 From the moment the meeting began in the high school auditorium, the tension was palpable. Edgar Sandoval, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Aug. 2022 Superintendent Lynn Campbell provided an update on the district’s investigation into the incident, and a parent in the district implored the board to take action during the school board meeting held in the Orange High School auditorium. cleveland, 23 May 2022 Howard Schultz, the billionaire founder of Starbucks, stood alone beside the auditorium stage at the company’s global headquarters. Greg Jaffe, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2022 The bicentennial art came with them and hung in the auditorium of Roosevelt for years. Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2022 In a unanimous vote that arrived after months of angry calls for his ouster, the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District's board of trustees fired Pete Arredondo in an auditorium of parents and survivors of the May 24 massacre. CBS News, 24 Aug. 2022 See More

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First Known Use of auditorium

1640, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for auditorium

borrowed from Latin audītōrium "lecture room, hall, body of listeners," from audīre "to hear" + -tōrium, suffix of places, from neuter of -tōrius, deverbal adjective suffix — more at audible entry 1, auditory entry 2

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25 Oct 2022

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“Auditorium.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/auditorium. Accessed 28 Oct. 2022.

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auditorium

noun
au·​di·​to·​ri·​um | \ ˌȯd-ə-ˈtōr-ē-əm How to pronounce auditorium (audio) , -ˈtȯr- \

Kids Definition of auditorium

1 : the part of a public building where an audience sits
2 : a room, hall, or building used for public gatherings

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