Audience definition
An example of an audience is the crowd in the seats at a sporting event.
An example of an audience are people who tune in to a specific morning radio show.
An example of an audience are people who enjoy watching a specific genre of movies.
The opera singer expanded his audience by singing songs from the shows.
The tenor expanded his audience by recording popular songs as well as opera.
We joined the audience just as the lights went down.
"Private Eye" has a small but faithful audience.
Other Word Forms
Noun
Origin of audience
- Middle English from Old French from Latin audientia from audiēns audient- present participle of audīre to hear au- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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