D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Audition

/äd-ĭsh'-ən/ · Au·di·tion · IPA /ɔːˈdɪʃn̩/
01 n. The act of hearing or listening; hearing.
  1. 1.
    The act of hearing or listening; hearing.
    Audition may be active or passive; hence the difference between listening and simple hearing.” — Dunglison.