auditorium

[ aw-di-tawr-ee-uhm, -tohr- ]

noun

, plural au·di·to·ri·ums, au·di·to·ri·a [aw-di-, tawr, -ee-, uh, -, tohr, -].

1. the space set apart for the audience in a theater, school, or other public building.
2. a building for public gatherings; hall.

auditorium

/ ˌɔːdɪˈtɔːrɪəm /

noun

1. the area of a concert hall, theatre, school, etc, in which the audience sits
2. a building for public gatherings or meetings

Word History and Origins

Origin of auditorium¹

1720–30; < Latin: lecture hall; auditor, -tory ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of auditorium¹

C17: from Latin: a judicial examination, from audītōrius concerning a hearing; see auditory

Example Sentences

The accident occurred when the bleachers in the auditorium, which were being upgraded, collapsed, according to several news outlets.

From Los Angeles Times

The organ at the college’s music auditorium has 47 pipes in the top row.

From Los Angeles Times

Even more Democrats turned out for the 6 pm rally at Ithaca’s State Theatre, an early 20th-century gothic auditorium in the college town's center.

From Salon

And to court their newest and youngest constituents, several Oakland candidates assembled before a packed auditorium in East Oakland for a grilling.

From Los Angeles Times

“He shouldn’t have been hurt by the mob. Do not get me wrong,” Allred said, as the crowd inside the theater auditorium jeered.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• amphitheater
• assembly hall
• barn
• concert hall
• hall
• movie house
• music hall
• opera house
• theater