[au.di.tion] n [MF or L; MF, fr. L audition-, auditio, fr. audire] (1599) 1: the power or sense of hearing
2: the act of hearing; esp: a critical hearing "an ~ of new recordings"
3: a trial performance to appraise an entertainer's merits
[2]audition vb au.di.tioned ; au.di.tion.ing vt (1934): to test esp. in an audition ~ vi: to give a trial performance