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Definition of Theater
1. Noun. A building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented. "The house was full"
Specialized synonyms: 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
Terms within: 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
Generic synonyms: Building, Edifice
Category relationships: Dramatic Art, Dramatics, Dramaturgy, Theatre
2. Noun. The art of writing and producing plays.
Examples of category: Amphitheater, Amphitheatre, Closed-circuit Television, House, Theatre, Dramatic Irony, Flies, Place, Seat, Booking Clerk, Ticket Agent, Act, Play, Playact, Roleplay, Stooge, Enter, Support, Star, Appear, Co-star, Ham, Ham It Up, Overact, Overplay, Underact, Underplay, Upstage, Downstage
Generic synonyms: Communicating, Communication
Specialized synonyms: Stage
Terms within: Dramatic Composition, Dramatic Work
Derivative terms: Dramaturgic, Dramaturgical, Theatrical, Theatrical
3. Noun. A region in which active military operations are in progress. "He served in the Vietnam theater for three years"
Category relationships: Armed Forces, Armed Services, Military, Military Machine, War Machine
Group relationships: Theater Of War, Theatre Of War
Generic synonyms: Region
Terms within: Combat Area, Combat Zone
Definition of Theater
1. n. 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.
Definition of Theater
1. Noun. A place or building, consisting of a stage and seating, in which an audience gathers to watch plays, musical performances, public ceremonies etc. ¹
2. Noun. A region where a particular action takes place; a specific field of action, usually with reference to war. ¹
3. Noun. A lecture theatre. ¹
4. Noun. (medicine) An operating theatre or locale for human experimentation. ¹
5. Noun. (US Australia New Zealand) A cinema, or picture theatre. ¹
6. Noun. Drama or performance as a profession or artform. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Theater
1. a building for dramatic presentations [n -S] : THEATRIC [adj]
Medical Definition of Theater
1. 1. A large room for lectures and demonstrations; sometimes applied to an operating room equipped for observation by persons other than the surgical team. 2. Any operating room or suite of such rooms. Origin: G. Theatron, a place for seeing, theater, fr. Theomai, to look at (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Theater
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