/ˈɔːdiəns/

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Meaning

The people who watch or listen to a show.

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Word origin

From Latin audire, meaning to hear.

Origin
Latin
Root
audire
English cognates
audio

Grammar

Gender
Pluralaudiences

Examples

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"Audience" is the whole group of people watching.

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Here the audience is the people listening to her.

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"Audience" is one word for many people, so the verb is singular.

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This word is taught in chapter 16, lesson 7: audience, customer, rent and 7 more words.