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

When he wasn’t picked for the school play, he’d read it in the auditorium.

From Literature

Definitely not in the classroom or on the playground, in the office, the auditorium, or the gym.

From Literature

I led everyone gathered in the auditorium in a rousing recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance.

From The Wall Street Journal

Split across two 1,500-seat auditoriums, it will become the capital's biggest theatre by capacity, overtaking the 2,359-seat London Coliseum in the West End.

From BBC

The venue feels more like a stadium than an auditorium because that’s really what it is.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

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