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Theater

//ˈθi(ə)tɚ// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A place or building, consisting of a stage and seating, in which an audience gathers to watch plays, musical performances, public ceremonies, and so on. US, countable
  2. 2
    a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented wordnet
  3. 3
    A region where a particular action takes place; a specific field of action, usually with reference to war. US, countable, uncountable

    "His grandfather was in the Pacific theater during the war."

  4. 4
    the art of writing and producing plays wordnet
  5. 5
    A lecture theatre. US, countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    a region in which active military operations are in progress wordnet
  2. 7
    An operating theatre or locale for human experimentation. US, countable, uncountable

    "This man is about to die, get him into theater at once!"

  3. 8
    A cinema. US, countable, uncountable

    "We sat in the back row of the theater and threw popcorn at the screen."

  4. 9
    Drama or performance as a profession or art form. US, countable, uncountable

    "I worked in theater for twenty-five years."

  5. 10
    Any place rising by steps like the seats of a theater. US, countable, uncountable
  6. 11
    A conspicuous but unproductive display of action. US, countable, derogatory, figuratively, uncountable

    "The Senate confirmation hearings were just theater."

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English theater, theatre, from Old French theatre, from Latin theātrum, from Ancient Greek θέᾱτρον (théātron, “a place for viewing”), from θεᾰ́ομαι (theắomai, “to see", "to watch", "to observe”). Doublet of tiatr.

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