Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

auditorium

/ˌɔ.dɪˌto.ɹi.əm/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.51 in modern English

Syllables: au-di-to-ri-um
IPA: /ˌɔ.dɪˌto.ɹi.əm/

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A large room for public meetings or performances.

noun

The space where the audience is located in a theater, etc.

Example Sentences

"The Academy of Music is 204 feet in length and 114 feet in width at the auditorium part, and and ^([sic]) 121 feet at the stage; hence covering an area of 24,020 square feet, of which 9,760 square feet are the area of the stage and its dependencies, and 14,260 square feet are appropriated to the auditorium, saloons, lobbies and so forth."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin audītōrium, from audītōrius (“pertaining to hearing”). Equivalent to auditory + -ium.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: *h₂ew-, audītōrium
Suffix: auditory

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌɔ.dɪˌto.ɹi.əm/
British English: /ɔː.dɪˈtɔː.ɹi.əm/

Inflected Forms

auditoriums (plural) auditoria (plural)

Derived Forms

auditeria cafetorium gymnatorium odditorium

Rhymes With

moratorium emporium crematorium

Questions

How do you pronounce auditorium?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɔ.dɪˌto.ɹi.əm/.
What does auditorium mean?: A large room for public meetings or performances.
Where does auditorium come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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