Audition
Origin
From Middle French audicion, from Latin audÄ«tiÅ, from audiÅ ("I hear").
Full definition of audition
Noun
audition
(countable and uncountable; plural auditions)- (countable) A performance, by an aspiring performer, to demonstrate suitability or talentI've been to five auditions this week.
- (uncountable) The sense of hearingHis audition was poor.
Synonyms
- (performance by an aspiring performer) casting
Verb
- (transitive) To evaluate one or more performers in through an audition.We auditioned several actors for the part.
- 2008, Denis Norden, Chips from a Life Chapter 8, I was only once faced with the task of auditioning a nimiety of sopranos.
- (intransitive) To take part in such a performance.Several actors auditioned for the part.