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 theater includes a D-Box auditorium, laser projection, stadium seating, luxury recliners, swivel tables and immersive Dolby Atmos speakers.
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Greg Braxton, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2024
Lee’s an arsonist who sets a fire in the back of the auditorium to get extra time with the object of her obsession.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2024
Among the fondest of his high school memories was the day his friend Nancy Sinatra invited her father to sing in their school auditorium.
—Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
Security eventually asked the protesters to leave and then escorted the protesters out of the auditorium, according to a representative for the British Film Institute.
—Michaela Zee, Variety, 20 Oct. 2024
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Greg Braxton, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2024
Lee’s an arsonist who sets a fire in the back of the auditorium to get extra time with the object of her obsession.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2024
Among the fondest of his high school memories was the day his friend Nancy Sinatra invited her father to sing in their school auditorium.
—Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
Security eventually asked the protesters to leave and then escorted the protesters out of the auditorium, according to a representative for the British Film Institute.
—Michaela Zee, Variety, 20 Oct. 2024
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“Auditorium.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/auditorium. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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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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