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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In addition, the meetings will be moved from the Point Loma/Hervey Library, where they have been conducted for the past year, to the Ocean Beach Elementary School auditorium at 4741 Santa Monica Ave.
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Steven Mihailovich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2025
Most theaters open their bars up to 90 minutes before the performance begins, although the auditoriums don't open immediately.
—David Nikel, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Flanked by two men who appeared to be security, Gascón bypassed the Cesar press line and went directly inside the Olympia auditorium.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 28 Feb. 2025
Victims and their families will be watching the trial on a screen in a 450-seat auditorium.
—Linda Hervieux, NBC News, 24 Feb. 2025
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Steven Mihailovich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2025
Most theaters open their bars up to 90 minutes before the performance begins, although the auditoriums don't open immediately.
—David Nikel, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Flanked by two men who appeared to be security, Gascón bypassed the Cesar press line and went directly inside the Olympia auditorium.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 28 Feb. 2025
Victims and their families will be watching the trial on a screen in a 450-seat auditorium.
—Linda Hervieux, NBC News, 24 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for auditorium
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“Auditorium.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/auditorium. Accessed 13 Mar. 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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