Hypertext Webster Gateway: "audition"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Audition \Au*di"tion\, n. [L. auditio.]
The act of hearing or listening; hearing.
Audition may be active or passive; hence the difference
between listening and simple hearing. --Dunglison.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
audition
n 1: the ability to hear; the auditory faculty; "his hearing was
impaired" [syn: {hearing}, {auditory sense}, {sense of
hearing}, {auditory modality}]
2: a test of the suitability of a performer [syn: {tryout}]
v : perform in order to get a role; "She auditioned for a role
on Broadway" [syn: {try out}]
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