Auditorium

Question

When the man and his wife returned to their seats in the dark auditorium after intermission he asked the fellow

seated in the aisle,"Did someone step on your foot a little while ago?"

"Yes, you did," he replied, expecting an apology.

"OK, honey," the man said to his wife,"this is our row."

I looked up the dictionary and found the word "auditorium" has two meanings.

1. the part of a theater, cinema etc where the audience sits

2. a large building used for concerts or public meetings

I think both of these two meanings can fit the context, but which one is better?

Clive · Accepted Answer

#1.

When using meaning #2, the entire building is not 'darkened'.

Anonymous · Answer

I've never heard definition 1 before. In my view there is no distinction between a theater and where the audience sits in the theater.

2 is the definition that would apply.

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