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Nov 30, 2009
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au•di•tion



Pronunciation: (ô-dish'un), [key]
—n.
1. a trial hearing given to a singer, actor, or other performer to test suitability for employment, professional training or competition, etc.
2. a reading or other simplified rendering of a theatrical work, performed before a potential backer, producer, etc.
3. the act, sense, or power of hearing.
4. something that is heard.

—v.t., v.i.
to try or compete in an audition: to audition aspiring actors; to audition for the leading role.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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