HyperDic: audience

English > 4 senses of the word *audience*:
NOUN	group	audience	a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance
	group	audience	the part of the general public interested in a source of information or entertainment
	state	audience, hearing	an opportunity to state your case and be heard
	communication	audience, consultation, interview	a conference (usually with someone important)

audience > pronunciation
Sounds	aa'diyahns; ao'diyahns
Rhymes	abeyance ... virulence: 273 rhymes with ahns...

English > *audience*: 4 senses > noun 1, group
Meaning	A gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance.
Examples	"the audience applauded" "someone in the audience began to cough"
Members	hearer, listener, auditor, attender	someone who listens attentively
	moviegoer, motion-picture fan	someone who goes to see movies
	playgoer, theatergoer, theatregoer	someone who attends the theater
Narrower	gallery	spectators at a golf or tennis match
	grandstand	The audience at a stadium or racetrack
	house	The audience gathered together in a theatre or cinema
Broader	gathering, assemblage	A group of persons together in one place
Spanish	audiencia, público
Catalan	audiència, públic

English > *audience*: 4 senses > noun 2, group
Meaning	The part of the general public interested in a source of information or entertainment.
Examples	"every artist needs an audience" "the broadcast reached an audience of millions"
Member of	populace, public, world	People in general considered as a whole
Narrower	readership	The audience reached by written communications (books or magazines or newspapers etc.)
Narrower	viewing audience, TV audience, viewers	The audience reached by television
Broader	multitude, masses, mass, hoi polloi, people, the great unwashed	The common people generally
Spanish	audiencia
Catalan	audiència

English > *audience*: 4 senses > noun 3, state
Meaning	An opportunity to state your case and be heard.
Example	"he saw that he had lost his audience"
Synonym	hearing
Broader	opportunity, chance	A possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
Spanish	audiencia, vista
Catalan	audiència, vista

English > *audience*: 4 senses > noun 4, communication
Meaning	A conference (usually with someone important).
Example	"he requested an audience with the king"
Synonyms	consultation, interview
Broader	conference, group discussion	A discussion among participants who have an agreed (serious) topic
Spanish	audiencia, consulta, entrevista
Catalan	audiència, consulta, entrevista

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