audition

audition
SYN: hearing. [L. auditio, a hearing, fr. audio, to hear]
- chromatic a. SYN: color hearing.

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au·di·tion ȯ-'dish-ən n
1) the power or sense of hearing
2) the act of hearing

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au·di·tion (aw-dishґən) [L. auditio] 1. hearing. 2. the act of hearing.

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