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feminine

/o.di.sjɔ̃/

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Translation

audition; hearing (the sense)

Word origin

From Latin auditio ('a hearing'), from audire ('to hear'). The theatrical sense arrived from English in the twentieth century.

Origin: Latin
Root: auditio
English cognates: audition, audience, audio

Grammar

Genderfeminine

Pluralauditions

Examples

She got through her audition without a nerve showing.

The auditions start at nine o'clock.

He has been waiting for the outcome of his audition since Monday.

Three auditions were held in the same room.

His audition lasted less than five minutes.

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This word is part of lesson 49.