au‧di‧to‧ri‧um /ˌɔːdəˈtɔːriəm, ˌɔːdɪˈtɔːriəm $ ˌɒː-/ noun (plural auditoriums or auditoria /-riə/) [countable]
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Latin; Origin: 'place for hearing', from audire; ⇒ audio]

1. the part of a theatre where people sit when watching a play, concert etc

2. American English a large building used for concerts or public meetings

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auditorium
noun
ADJ. huge, vast | 200-seat, 250-seater, etc. | empty, packed | darkened
VERB + AUDITORIUM fill
AUDITORIUM + VERB hold sb, seat sb The auditorium seats over a thousand people.
be filled with sth The darkened auditorium was filled with muttering.

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