n. [ L. auditio. ] The act of hearing or listening; hearing. [ 1913 Webster ]
Audition may be active or passive; hence the difference between listening and simple hearing. Dunglison. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. subauditio. ] The act of understanding, or supplying, something not expressed; also, that which is so understood or supplied. Trench. [ 1913 Webster ]