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Publikum

audience

noun PU-bli-kum Less Common
Arts & Culture Performance

Origin: from Latin publicum

Also means

public

Usage Note

Publikum is a collective singular: a whole crowd of spectators is treated as one das Publikum, taking a singular verb. It rarely appears in the plural. For a TV or readership target group, Germans often say Zielpublikum.

Examples

"Das Publikum klatschte laut."

Natural Translation

The audience clapped loudly.

Literal Translation

The audience clapped loudly.

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