auditorium
Americannoun
plural
auditoriums, auditoria-
the space set apart for the audience in a theater, school, or other public building.
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a building for public gatherings; hall.
noun
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the area of a concert hall, theatre, school, etc, in which the audience sits
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a building for public gatherings or meetings
Etymology
Origin of auditorium
Example Sentences
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We rounded a corner, and the corridor opened up into a gigantic circular room the size of the auditorium at the Academy.
From Literature
Once he realized Lindo and Jordan heard that offensive tic, he removed himself from the auditorium.
From Salon
Nearly three months on, the building still carries the attack in its bones: insurers picking through debris, piles of glass heaped by the entrance, the auditorium a burnt-out shell.
From BBC
Nike, the shoe company, took over the campus recently re-making the gymnasium, cleaning all the banners hanging from the walls, putting up signs and using the auditorium to make it a shoe store.
From Los Angeles Times
His music teacher, Valerie Price, discovered him playing guitar alone in the school auditorium.
From Los Angeles Times
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