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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Approximately 300 people attended the dedication ceremony, which took place in the auditorium and spilled out into a full overflow room.
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Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 27 May 2025
The controversial project calls for demolition of the theater’s auditorium at the rear, to be replaced with a smaller, stand-alone modern theater.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 23 May 2025
Warm, enthusiastic applause rolled over the auditorium in waves as the film credits rolled, and the Dardennes embraced their co-stars.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 23 May 2025
But this was for show, deescalation training for bodega workers held not in an auditorium or sterile conference room but inside Moe’s Organic Grocery at E. 180th St. and Crotona Ave.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 18 May 2025
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Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 27 May 2025
The controversial project calls for demolition of the theater’s auditorium at the rear, to be replaced with a smaller, stand-alone modern theater.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 23 May 2025
Warm, enthusiastic applause rolled over the auditorium in waves as the film credits rolled, and the Dardennes embraced their co-stars.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 23 May 2025
But this was for show, deescalation training for bodega workers held not in an auditorium or sterile conference room but inside Moe’s Organic Grocery at E. 180th St. and Crotona Ave.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 18 May 2025
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“Auditorium.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/auditorium. Accessed 4 Jun. 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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