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audire
Latin · ancient
"to hear"
to hear
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audientia
Latin · ancient
"a hearing, a listening"
a hearing, a listening, from audire
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audience
Old French · medieval
"a formal hearing, or a gathering of listeners"
carried into French for a formal hearing or gathering of listeners
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audience
English · 1300s
"a group of listeners or spectators"
settled as the English word for a group of listeners or spectators
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