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audience
/ˈɑdiəns/
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What does audience mean?
noun
- A group of people within hearing; specifically, a large gathering of people listening to or watching a performance, speech, etc.
- A widespread or nationwide viewing or listening public, as of a TV or radio network or program.
- A formal meeting with a state or religious dignitary.
More meanings (4)
noun
- The readership of a book or other written publication.
- A following.
- (archaic) Hearing; the condition or state of hearing or listening.
- (historical) An audiencia (judicial court of the Spanish empire), or the territory administered by it.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈɑdiəns/
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See this word in context.
She was surprised to see so many men in the audience, and wondered how they could leave their business in the afternoon.
As I wandered about the plaza lost in my gloomy forebodings Tars Tarkas approached me on his way from the audience chamber.
More book examples (3)
In the opera-house there is a long loft back of the audience, a kind of open gallery, in which princes are displayed.
The sweet tones of her voice, and the softness of her reply, impressed on the audience a sentiment of pity and sympathy.
It was heightened for him by the applause of the audience as the curtain descended and the fact that it was Carrie.