audiences
|au-di-ence|
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/ˈɑː.di.əns/
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/ˈɔː.di.əns/
(audience)
group of listeners
Etymology
'audience' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'audientia', where 'audīre' meant 'to hear'.
'audience' changed from Old French word 'audience' and Middle English 'audience' and eventually became the modern English word 'audience'.
Initially, it meant 'the act of hearing' or 'a hearing'; over time it developed into meanings such as 'a group of listeners or spectators' and 'a formal meeting (an audience with someone)'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
the assembled spectators or listeners at a public event such as a play, concert, or lecture.
Audiences applauded the performance.
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Noun 2
the group of people reached by or intended to receive a particular book, broadcast, program, or other media (readers, viewers, listeners).
Audiences for the new series are mostly young adults.
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Noun 3
a formal meeting with a person of high rank, especially a sovereign or other official (often countable: an audience with someone).
Diplomats had audiences with the head of state.
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