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Date: 1600-1700
Language: Latin
Origin: 'place for hearing', from audire; AUDIO

auditorium

 noun
     
Related topics: Theatre, Leisure, Buildings
au‧di‧to‧ri‧um plural auditoriums or auditoria [countable]
1APT the part of a theatre where people sit when watching a play, concert etc
2 American EnglishTBBDL a large building used for concerts or public meetings
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