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feminine

/awðiˈθjon/

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Translation

audition, hearing

Word origin

From Latin auditio, auditionis ('a hearing, listening'), from the verb audire ('to hear'). The same root gives English 'audio' and 'audience'.

Origin
Latin
Root
auditio
English cognates
audition, audio, audience

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluralaudiciones

Examples

.

Tomorrow I have an audition for the play.

.

The doctor gave her a hearing test.

Cientos bailarines .

Hundreds of dancers turned up for the audition.

, empeorando.

With age, his hearing gradually got worse.

.

The audition will be held in the main theatre.

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This word is part of lesson 61.