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   Au·di·ence

   /ˈôdēəns/

   

   noun

   • 1. the assembled spectators or listeners at a public event, such as a play, movie, concert, or meeting: "the orchestra was given an enthusiastic ovation from the audience" Similar spectatorslistenersviewersonlookersconcertgoerstheatergoerspatronsassemblygatheringcrowdthrongcompanyassemblagecongregationturnouthousegallerystallsinformal:punters
   • ▪ the people who watch or listen to a television or radio program: "the program attracted an audience of almost twenty million" Similar marketpublicfollowingclientelepatronagelistenershipviewershipfollowersfansdevoteesaficionadosinformal:buffsfreaks
   • ▪ the readership of a book, magazine, or newspaper: "the newspaper has a sophisticated audience"
   • ▪ the people giving or likely to give attention to something: "there will always be an audience for romantic literature"
   • 2. a formal interview with a person in authority: "he demanded an audience with the Pope"
   • 3. formal hearing. archaic Similar meetingconsultationconferencehearingreceptioninterviewquestion and answer sessionexchangedialoguediscussion

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin audientia, from audire ‘hear’.

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