auditorium
noun
au·di·to·ri·um
ˌȯ-də-ˈtȯr-ē-əm 
plural auditoriums or auditoria
ˌȯ-də-ˈtȯr-ē-ə
1
: the part of a public building where an audience sits
2
: a room, hall, or building used for public gatherings
Examples of auditorium in a Sentence
will hold the town meeting in the high school auditorium
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The auditorium, which seats 625 people, was at capacity and could no longer seat people, according to a West Hartford firefighter.
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Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 8 Feb. 2025
Beyond the school’s plays, students in the tech club work at other events, even for clients renting the auditorium for conferences or fundraisers.
—Graham P. Johnson, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
To kick things off in Montana, Heder rode a bicycle into the auditorium and down a flight of stairs.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 5 Feb. 2025
That’s to allow the dancers to get used to one of the building’s many quirks: The stage was built that way, so viewers in the back of the auditorium could see better.
—Elliott Verdier, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 8 Feb. 2025
Beyond the school’s plays, students in the tech club work at other events, even for clients renting the auditorium for conferences or fundraisers.
—Graham P. Johnson, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
To kick things off in Montana, Heder rode a bicycle into the auditorium and down a flight of stairs.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 5 Feb. 2025
That’s to allow the dancers to get used to one of the building’s many quirks: The stage was built that way, so viewers in the back of the auditorium could see better.
—Elliott Verdier, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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auditorium
noun
au·di·to·ri·um
ˌȯd-ə-ˈtōr-ē-əm
-ˈtȯr-
1
: the part of a public building where an audience sits
2
: a room, hall, or building used for public gatherings
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