noun
audience, public
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Publikum means audience or the public. It's a neuter collective noun (das Publikum) used for a group of spectators. Plural form is unusual: Publika, though often treated as an invariable collective. Declension: das Publikum, des Publikums. Not commonly pluralized when referring to a single audience.
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Das Publikum klatschte am Ende der Vorstellung begeistert.
The audience applauded enthusiastically at the end of the show.
Das Publikum applaudierte begeistert nach der Vorstellung.
The audience applauded enthusiastically after the show.
Ein großes Publikum interessierte sich für die Diskussion.
A large public was interested in the discussion.
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picture a crowd in front of a stage labeled 'Publikum'
think 'public - Publikum' (similar roots)
das = like 'the' neutral container; imagine a neutral sign over the crowd
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Collective noun often used singularly (das Publikum). Plural forms are rare; sometimes 'Publika' is used in academic contexts.