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The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre | 1996 | | Copyright

Auditorium, that part of a theatre building designed or intended for the accommodation of the people witnessing the play—the audience. The word in its present usage dates from about 1727, though Auditory and Spectatory are also to be found. The auditorium can vary considerably in size and shape, placing the audience in front of, part way round, or entirely round the acting area. It can also be in one entity, or divided, with galleries above the main area and boxes at the sides or all round.

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auditorium

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

au·di·to·ri·um / ˌôdiˈtôrēəm/ • n. (pl. -to·ri·ums or -to·ri·a / -ˈtôrēə/ ) 1. the part of a theater, concert hall, or other public building in which the audience sits. 2. a large building or hall used for public gatherings, typically concerts or sports events. ∎ a large room for such gatherings, esp. in a school.

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auditorium

A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture | 2000 | | Copyright

auditorium (pl. auditoria).
1. The nave of a church (see auditory).

2. Part of a concert-hall, theatre, etc., occupied by the audience.

3. Reception-room in a monastery.

4. Building for concerts, theatrical performances, etc.

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auditorium

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

auditorium •columbium •erbium, terbium, ytterbium •scandium • compendium •palladium, radium, stadium, vanadium •medium, tedium •cryptosporidium, cymbidium, idiom, iridium, rubidium •indium •exordium, Gordium, rutherfordium •odeum, odium, plasmodium, podium, sodium •allium, gallium, pallium, thallium, valium •berkelium, epithelium, helium, nobelium, Sealyham •beryllium, cilium, psyllium, trillium •linoleum, petroleum •thulium • cadmium •epithalamium, prothalamium •gelsemium, premium •chromium, encomium •holmium • fermium •biennium, millennium •cranium, geranium, germanium, Herculaneum, titanium, uranium •helenium, proscenium, rhenium, ruthenium, selenium •actinium, aluminium, condominium, delphinium •ammonium, euphonium, harmonium, pandemonium, pelargonium, plutonium, polonium, zirconium •neptunium •europium, opium •aquarium, armamentarium, barium, caldarium, cinerarium, columbarium, dolphinarium, frigidarium, herbarium, honorarium, planetarium, rosarium, sanitarium, solarium, sudarium, tepidarium, terrarium, vivarium •atrium •delirium, Miriam •equilibrium, Librium •yttrium •auditorium, ciborium, conservatorium, crematorium, emporium, moratorium, sanatorium, scriptorium, sudatorium, vomitorium •opprobrium •cerium, imperium, magisterium •curium, tellurium •potassium • axiom • calcium •francium • lawrencium • americium •Latium, solatium •lutetium, technetium •Byzantium • strontium • consortium •protium • promethium • lithium •alluvium, effluvium •requiem • colloquium • gymnasium •caesium (US cesium), magnesium, trapezium •Elysium • symposium

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