Added 2 October 2026
audience
/ˈɔːdi.əns/ noun
In Latin: audientēs, audītōrium Wiktionary
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about audience at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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A group of people within hearing; specifically, a large gathering of people listening to or watching a performance, speech, etc. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
We joined the audience just as the lights went down.
- Hearing; the condition or state of hearing or listening.
- A widespread or nationwide viewing or listening public, as of a TV or radio network or program.
Origin
From Middle English audience, from Middle French audience, from Old French audience, from Latin audientia, from present participle audiēns (“hearing”), from verb audiō (“to hear”). Doublet of audiencia.
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