audition
audition Lexical Profile
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• noun
A short trial performance given by an actor, musician, dancer, or other performer to demonstrate their suitability and skill for a particular role or ensemble.
"She spent weeks preparing a classical monologue for her theatre school audition."
The physiological faculty, sense, or act of hearing.
"The neurology textbook includes several chapters on the mechanisms of vision and audition."
• verb
To perform a short trial piece in order to be considered for a role in a play, film, or musical ensemble.
"More than two hundred violinists auditioned for the two open seats in the symphony orchestra."
To assess or evaluate a performer by watching or listening to them in a trial performance.
"The casting directors will audition candidates in New York and London throughout the month."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 16th century from Middle French or directly from Latin auditio ('a hearing, a listening'), from the verb audire ('to hear'). The theatrical sense of a trial performance developed in the late 19th century.