1 [C+sing./pl.v.] the group of people who have gathered to watch or listen to sth (a play, concert, sb speaking, etc.):
The audience was / were clapping for 10 minutes. * an audience of 10000 * The debate was televised in front of a live audience.
2 [C] a number of people or a particular group of people who watch, read or listen to the same thing:
An audience of millions watched the wedding on TV. * TV / cinema / movie audiences * His book reached an even wider audience when it was made into a movie. * The target audience for this advertisement was mainly teenagers.
3 [C] a formal meeting with an important person:
an audience with the Pope
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is audience a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, audience is tagged as noun.
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