audiencia
|au-dien-cia|
🇺🇸
/awˈðjensja/
🇬🇧
/auˈðjenθja/
formal hearing / listening
Etymology
'audiencia' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'audientia', where 'audire' meant 'to hear'.
'audiencia' changed from the Medieval Latin word 'audientia' and entered Old Spanish as 'audiencia', eventually becoming the modern Spanish word 'audiencia'.
Initially, it meant 'the act of hearing or listening', but over time it evolved into meanings including 'a formal legal hearing' and 'a group of listeners (an audience)'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a formal hearing, especially a legal hearing before a court or tribunal.
The audiencia was held to examine the evidence.
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Noun 2
an audience: a group of listeners or spectators gathered to hear or see a performance or event (used in Spanish contexts).
La audiencia aplaudió al final del concierto.
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Last updated: 2025/11/18 00:19