Performed or showed your skills in front of judges or decision-makers to try to get a job, role, or place in a group.
From 'audition' (a test of talent or ability) which comes from Latin 'audire' meaning 'to hear.' Originally it meant listening to someone perform.
The word 'audition' comes from 'audire' (to hear) because historically, you just had to sing or play an instrument—the judges judged only what they heard, not what they saw!
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