auditorium

American  

[aw-di-tawr-ee-uhm, -tohr-] / ˌɔ dɪˈtɔr i əm, -ˈtoʊr- /

noun

plural

auditoriums, auditoria

1. the space set apart for the audience in a theater, school, or other public building.

2. a building for public gatherings; hall.

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auditorium British  

/ ˌɔːdɪˈtɔːrɪəm /

noun

1. the area of a concert hall, theatre, school, etc, in which the audience sits

2. a building for public gatherings or meetings

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Etymology

Origin of auditorium

1720–30; < Latin: lecture hall; auditor, -tory ²

Example Sentences

An auditorium full of jaded film critics burst into spontaneous applause at this out-of-nowhere display of fiery bravado.

From The Wall Street Journal

In temporary spaces — the auditorium of a Catholic high school, a nearby Methodist church, a backyard — members have continued to gather regularly for prayer and celebration.

From Los Angeles Times

There were no cameras in the auditorium, or in the hallways leading to it, and two cameras outside didn’t capture all the exits, the affidavits said.

From The Wall Street Journal

A frame outside the auditorium door displays five photos of the Mayer’s dilapidated conditions in the ’90s, with the theater caked in rust and mold, a shell of the version I’m standing in now.

From Salon

The grand, old-school auditorium is a room built for spectacle, and will host a fight many still view as entertainment first and sport second.

From BBC

Related Words

• amphitheater
• assembly hall
• barn
• concert hall
• hall
• movie house
• music hall
• opera house
• theater