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   audition

   /ɔːˈdɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. an interview for a role or job as a singer, actor, dancer, or musician, consisting of a practical demonstration of the candidate's suitability and skill: "the Royal Ballet gave Nicola an audition"
   • 2. the power of hearing or listening. archaic

   verb

   • 1. perform an audition: "I auditioned and was lucky enough to get the part"
   • ▪ assess the suitability of (someone) for a role by means of an audition: "she was auditioning people for her new series"

   Word Origin late 16th century (in the sense ‘power of hearing or listening’): from Latin auditio(n-), from audire ‘hear’. Sense 1 of the noun dates from the late 19th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. auditionee noun
   • 2. auditioner noun

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