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audition definition

au·di·tion (ô dis̸h′ən)

noun

  1. the act or sense of hearing
  2. a hearing to test the fitness of an actor, musician, etc., as for a particular job

Etymology: L auditio < pp. of audire: see audience

transitive verb

to give an audition to

intransitive verb

to perform in an audition

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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