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audience

[ aw-dee-uhns ]

noun

  1. the group of spectators at a public event; listeners or viewers collectively, as in attendance at a theater or concert:

    The audience was respectful of the speaker's opinion.

  2. the persons reached by a book, radio or television broadcast, etc.; public:

    Some works of music have a wide and varied audience.

  3. a regular public that manifests interest, support, enthusiasm, or the like; a following:

    Every art form has its audience.

  4. opportunity to be heard; chance to speak to or before a person or group; a hearing.
  5. a formal interview with a sovereign, high officer of government, or other high-ranking person:

    an audience with the pope.

  6. the act of hearing, or attending to, words or sounds.


audience

/ ˈɔːɪəԲ /

noun

  1. a group of spectators or listeners, esp at a public event such as a concert or play
  2. the people reached by a book, film, or radio or television programme
  3. the devotees or followers of a public entertainer, lecturer, etc; regular public
  4. an opportunity to put one's point of view, such as a formal interview with a monarch or head of state
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ·d·Գ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of audience1

First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin audientia “act of listening, group of listeners,” from audient-, stem of ܻ徱ŧԲ “hearing” (present participle of ܻī “to hear”) + -ia -ia ( def )
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of audience1

C14: from Old French, from Latin audientia a hearing, from ܻī to hear
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McLoughlin feels the choices "make commercial sense" as the perfect foil for an audience now two generations removed from the original Beatlemania.

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I try to deliver my vocals in a natural way without forcing anything and it seems like the audience appreciates that.

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The party's financial situation remained perilous, and they needed to assure the invited audience that their alliance would remain useful even after the Communists had been defeated or destroyed.

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These narratives have found resonance in an online audience that harbours a general distrust of mainstream media and worries about South Korea's neighbours.

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Historically, there have been few examples of zombie films made in Mexico, even if the horror genre at large has always proven widely popular with Mexican audiences.

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