"audience" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɔːdiəns/ Audio: en-us-audience.ogg [US] Forms: audience [singular], audiences [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. An audience is the person or people who watch a performance, listen to you speak, or read what you write.
    Sense id: simple-audience-en-noun-Q0LiHGRT
     
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