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audience

au.di.ence \'o.d-e--*n(t)s, 'a:d-\ n [ME, fr. MF, fr. L audientia, fr. 
   audient-, audiens, prp. of]audire 1: the act or state of hearing  2a: a 
   formal hearing or interview  2b: an opportunity of being heard  3a: a group 
   of listeners or spectators  3b: the reading public  4: FOLLOWING