Darwin's own grandfather, Erasmus Darwin, wrote an extensive book outlining a transmutation view, and it is known that Darwin had read this as a teenager.
See more synonyms on Thesaurus.com. noun. 1. the group of spectators at a public event; listeners or viewers collectively, as in attendance at a theater or concert: The audience was respectful of the speaker's opinion.
1 The audience is who the text was written for. 2  This is related to the occasion, since the occasion can include details about the audience. 3  In the example above, the audience would be a conference of scholars versus an associate in the field. 4  The purpose refers to what the writer wants to accomplish in the text.