De auditie
Example: Ze bereidde zich goed voor op de auditie van het orkest.
Definition
"De auditie" refers to an event or process in music where a musician or singer performs to demonstrate their skills, usually to gain acceptance into a group or orchestra. For example, "She prepared well for the orchestra audition."
Etymology
The word "de auditie" comes from the Latin word 'audire,' meaning 'to hear.' It entered Dutch through French and English, originally referring to hearing or listening, before evolving to mean a performance for evaluation in music or theater.
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"De auditie" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - Music - (A2) - set 1", containing 102 commonly used words.
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