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Audience

/ˈɔːdiəns/

A group of people gathered to watch or listen to something like a performance, speech, or event.

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He faced the audience solemnly, and said:A surge of excitement ran through the audience as Neely entered.The audience ate it.

Originated in the late Middle English period from the Old French audi‘ence derived from Latin audientia, from audire meaning to hear.

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