Playhouse

//ˈpleɪhaʊs// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A venue for performing plays.
  2. 2
    plaything consisting of a small model of a house that children can play inside of wordnet
  3. 3
    Alternative form of play house (“child's toy domestic dwelling”). alt-of, alternative

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theatreamphitheaterarena theaterauditoriumcabaretcircle theater

Example

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"In this playhouse of infinite forms I have had my play, and here have I caught sight of him that is formless."

Etymology

From Middle English *pleyhous, possibly continuing Old English pleġhūs (“playhouse, theatre”). By surface analysis, play + house. Compare Dutch speelhuis, German Spielhaus.

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