aud

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Ireland, UK/əʊd//ɔːd/

proper noun

A surname.

CommonScrabble 4

Meanings

aud1

adjective
  1. alternativeAlternative form of auld.

aud2

nounaud (plural auds)

plural auds

  1. abbreviationclippingcolloquialClipping of audience.

    […] the show is done in an impossible studio, with about 40 folding chairs jammed in one corner for the aud, and there is a constant racket.

    1951 March 31, Billboard, page 14
    2 more examples

    Decidedly for adult auds, the pic has definite specialized appeal outside France and should broaden the director's commercial rep and prestige.

    1999, The Variety Insider, page 219

    Net confirmed today that Lovato will return to judge season three of the singing competish, which launches this fall. The pop chantoosie joined the show during its second season, helping to draw younger auds to the program.

    2013 March 28, AJ Marechal, “Demi Lovato Set to Return to 'X Factor'”, in Variety, Los Angeles, C.A.: Penske Media Corporation, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 Sep 2021

AUD3

noun
  1. abbreviationinitialismhuman sciencesInitialism of alcohol use disorder.

Aud4

proper nounAud (plural Auds)

plural Auds

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APA

aud. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aud

MLA

“aud.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aud. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aud,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aud.

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