audience
Pronunciation: /ˈɔːdɪəns/
noun
- 1the assembled spectators or listeners at a public event such as a play, film, concert, or meeting: he asked for questions from members of the audience
- the people who watch or listen to a television or radio programme: the programme attracted an audience of almost twenty million
- the readership of a newspaper, magazine, or book: the newspaper has a sophisticated audience
- the people giving attention to something: the report deserves consideration by a much wider audience
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin audientia, from audire 'hear'
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Spell audience with -ence at the end.
entertain the audience.