AUDITORIUM

auditorium

(noun) the area of a theater or concert hall where the audience sits

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

auditorium (plural auditoriums or auditoria)

A large room for public meetings or performances.

(in a theater, etc.) The space where the audience is located.

Source: Wiktionary


Au`di*to"ri*um, n. Etym: [L. See Auditory, n.]

Definition: The part of a church, theater, or other public building, assigned to the audience.

Note: In ancient churches the auditorium was the nave, where hearers stood to be instructed; in monasteries it was an apartment for the reception of strangers.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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ENCYCLOPEDIA

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