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Theatre
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun Theatre has 3 senses
- theatre(n = noun.artifact) house, theater - a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented; "the house was full" has particulars: arena theater, theater in the round, cinema, movie house, movie theater, movie theatre, picture palace, dinner theater, dinner theatre, home theater, home theatre, little theater, little theatre, music hall, vaudeville theater, vaudeville theatre, opera, opera house
- theatre(n = noun.communication) dramatic art, dramatics, dramaturgy, theater - the art of writing and producing plays; Array is a kind of communicating, communication
- theatre(n = noun.location) field, field of operations, theater, theater of operations, theatre of operations - a region in which active military operations are in progress; "the army was in the field awaiting action"; "he served in the Vietnam theater for three years" is a part of theater of war, theatre of war
has parts: box office, ticket booth, ticket office, circle, dress circle, dressing room, greenroom, orchestra, orchestra pit, pit, parquet, parquet circle, parterre, stage, standing room, theater stage, theatre stage, tiered seat
is a kind of building, edifice
has particulars: stage
has parts: dramatic composition, dramatic work
is a kind of region
has parts: combat area, combat zone
CIDE DICTIONARY
Theatre, n. [F. théâtre, L. theatrum, Gr. , fr. to see, view; cf. Skr. dhyā to meditate, think. Cf. Theory.].
- An edifice in which dramatic performances or spectacles are exhibited for the amusement of spectators; anciently uncovered, except the stage, but in modern times roofed. [1913 Webster]
- Any room adapted to the exhibition of any performances before an assembly, as public lectures, scholastic exercises, anatomical demonstrations, surgical operations, etc. [1913 Webster]
- That which resembles a theater in form, use, or the like; a place rising by steps or gradations, like the seats of a theater. Burns. [1913 Webster]"Shade above shade, a woody theater
Of stateliest view." [1913 Webster] - A sphere or scheme of operation. [1913 Webster]"For if a man can be partaker of God's theater, he shall likewise be partaker of God's rest." [1913 Webster]
- A place or region where great events are enacted; as, the theater of war. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Theatre, n. (US theater)
1 a a building or outdoor area for dramatic performances. b a cinema.
2 a the writing and production of plays. b effective material for the stage (makes good theatre).
3 a room or hall for lectures etc. with seats in tiers.
4 Brit. an operating theatre.
5 a a scene or field of action (the theatre of war). b (attrib.) designating weapons intermediate between tactical and strategic (theatre nuclear missiles).
6 a natural land-formation in a gradually rising part-circle like ancient Greek and Roman theatres.
1 a a building or outdoor area for dramatic performances. b a cinema.
2 a the writing and production of plays. b effective material for the stage (makes good theatre).
3 a room or hall for lectures etc. with seats in tiers.
4 Brit. an operating theatre.
5 a a scene or field of action (the theatre of war). b (attrib.) designating weapons intermediate between tactical and strategic (theatre nuclear missiles).
6 a natural land-formation in a gradually rising part-circle like ancient Greek and Roman theatres.
Idiom
theatre-goer a frequenter of theatres. theatre-going frequenting theatres. theatre-in-the-round a dramatic performance on a stage surrounded by spectators. theatre sister a nurse supervising the nursing team in an operating theatre.
Etymology
ME f. OF t(h)eatre or f. L theatrum f. Gk theatron f. theaomai behold
THESAURUS
Theatre
acting, area, arena, auditorium, coliseum, drama, dramaturgy, hippodrome, histrionics, melodrama, opera house, performance, performing, playhouse, scene, setting, show business, stagecraft, staginess, the boards, the stage, theatrics
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