Au`di*to"ri*um (?), n. [L. See Auditory, n.]

The part of a church, theater, or other public building, assigned to the audience.

⇒ In ancient churches the auditorium was the nave, where hearers stood to be instructed; in monasteries it was an apartment for the reception of strangers.

 

© Webster 1913.

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