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a short performance to show the talents of someone (such as an actor or a musician) who is being considered for a role in a play, a position in an orchestra, etc.
- Auditions will be held next week for the spring musical.
- He went to an audition for a new TV show.
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“Audition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/audition. Accessed 4 Oct. 2022.
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The first known use of audition was in 1599
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