A.anything heard, esp. with pleasure, piece read, recited, played or sung, X.Smp.2.2, Hier.1.14; “ἀ. καὶ ὁράματα” Arist.EN1173b18; “ἀ. καὶ πότοι” Plb.31.25.4.
II. pl. for concrete, lecturers, singers, or players, esp. during meals, Phylarch.62, BCH30.272 (Delph.), Plb.4.20.10, 16.21.12; soin Lat., acroama Cic.Sest.54.116, etc.