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AUDITION

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A test of the suitability of a performer

Synonyms:

audition; tryout

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("audition" is a kind of...):

run; test; trial (the act of testing something)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "audition"):

screen test (a filmed audition of an actor or actress)

Derivation:

audition (perform in order to get a role)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The ability to hear; the auditory faculty

Example:

his hearing was impaired

Synonyms:

audition; auditory modality; auditory sense; hearing; sense of hearing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("audition" is a kind of...):

modality; sense modality; sensory system (a particular sense)

exteroception (sensitivity to stimuli originating outside of the body)

Domain member category:

auditory system (the sensory system for hearing)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "audition"):

ear (good hearing)

absolute pitch; perfect pitch (the ability to identify the pitch of a tone)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Perform in order to get a role

Example:

She auditioned for a role on Broadway

Synonyms:

audition; try out

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Hypernyms (to "audition" is one way to...):

perform (give a performance (of something))

Domain category:

performing arts (arts or skills that require public performance)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "audition"):

read (audition for a stage role by reading parts of a role)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

audition (a test of the suitability of a performer)

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