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the·a·ter
or the·a·tre (thē′ə-tər)n.
1. A building, room, or outdoor structure for the presentation of plays, films, or other dramatic performances.
2. A room with tiers of seats used for lectures or demonstrations: an operating theater at a medical school.
3.
a. Dramatic literature or its performance; drama: the theater of Shakespeare and Marlowe.
b. The milieu of actors and playwrights.
4.
a. The quality or effectiveness of a theatrical production: good theater; awful theater.
b. Dramatic material or the use of such material: "His summation was a great piece of courtroom theater" (Ron Rosenbaum).
5. The audience assembled for a dramatic performance.
6. A place that is the setting for dramatic events.
7. A large geographic area in which military operations are coordinated: the European theater during World War II.
[Middle English theatre, from Old French, from Latin theātrum, from Greek theātron, from theāsthai, to watch, from theā, a viewing.]
the•a•ter
or thea•tre
(ˈθi ə tər, ˈθiə-)n.
1. a building, part of a building, or an outdoor area for dramatic presentations, stage entertainments, or motion-picture shows.
2. a room or hall with tiers of seats, used for lectures, surgical demonstrations, etc.: Students crowded into the operating theater.
3.
a. the theater, dramatic performances as a branch of art; the drama, esp. as a profession.
b. a particular type, style, or category of this art: musical theater.
4. dramatic works collectively, as of literature, a nation, or an author (often prec. by the): the Elizabethan theater.
5. the quality or effectiveness of dramatic performance.
6.
a. a place of action; area of activity.
b. an area or region where military operations are under way: the Pacific theater.
7. a natural formation of land rising by steps or gradations.
[1325–75; Middle English < Latin theātrum < Greek théātron seeing place, theater =theā-, s. of theâsthai to view + -tron suffix of means or place]
theater
The geographical area outside the continental United States for which a commander of a combatant command has been assigned responsibility.
theater
A building designed for the performance of plays.
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| Noun | 1. |  theater - a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented; "the house was full"arena theater, theater in the round - a theater arranged with seats around at least three sides of the stage building, edifice - a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice" dress circle, circle - a curved section or tier of seats in a hall or theater or opera house; usually the first tier above the orchestra; "they had excellent seats in the dress circle" dinner theater, dinner theatre - a theater at which dinner is included in the price of admission dressing room - a room in which you can change clothes greenroom - a backstage room in a theater where performers rest or have visitors home theater, home theatre - television and video equipment designed to reproduce in the home the experience of being in a movie theater little theater, little theatre - a small theater for experimental drama or collegiate or community groups opera house, opera - a building where musical dramas are performed orchestra - seating on the main floor in a theater orchestra pit, pit - lowered area in front of a stage where an orchestra accompanies the performers parquet - seating on the main floor between the orchestra and the parquet circle parquet circle, parterre - seating at the rear of the main floor (beneath the balconies) stage - a large platform on which people can stand and can be seen by an audience; "he clambered up onto the stage and got the actors to help him into the box" standing room - room for passengers or spectators to stand; "there was standing room for thousands more people" theater stage, theatre stage - a stage in a theater on which actors can perform tiered seat - seating that is arranged in sloping tiers so that spectators in the back can see over the heads of those in front |
| 2. | theater - the art of writing and producing plays amphitheater, amphitheatre - a sloping gallery with seats for spectators (as in an operating room or theater) closed-circuit television - a television system that is not used for broadcasting but is connected by cables to designated monitors (as in a factory or theater) theater, theatre, house - a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented; "the house was full" communicating, communication - the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information; "they could not act without official communication from Moscow" stage - the theater as a profession (usually `the stage'); "an early movie simply showed a long kiss by two actors of the contemporary stage" dramatic composition, dramatic work - a play for performance on the stage or television or in a movie etc. dramatic irony - (theater) irony that occurs when the meaning of the situation is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play flies - (theater) the space over the stage (out of view of the audience) used to store scenery (drop curtains) seat, place - a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane); "he booked their seats in advance"; "he sat in someone else's place" booking clerk, ticket agent - someone who sells tickets (e.g., theater seats or travel accommodations) playact, roleplay, act, play - perform on a stage or theater; "She acts in this play"; "He acted in `Julius Caesar'"; "I played in `A Christmas Carol'" stooge - act as the stooge; "His role was to stooge for the popular comedian" enter - come on stage support - play a subordinate role to (another performer); "Olivier supported Gielgud beautifully in the second act" star - be the star in a performance appear - appear as a character on stage or appear in a play, etc.; "Gielgud appears briefly in this movie"; "She appeared in `Hamlet' on the London stage" co-star - be the co-star in a performance upstage - at or toward the rear of the stage; "the dancers were directed to move upstage" downstage - at or toward the front of the stage; "the actors moved further and further downstage" | |
| 3. | theater - 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" armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" theater of war, theatre of war - the entire land, sea, and air area that may become or is directly involved in war operations region - a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth; "penguins inhabit the polar regions" combat area, combat zone - a military area where combat forces operate |
Translations
divadlo
teater
teatteri
kazalište
劇場
극장
gledališčekino
teater
โรงละคร
rạp hát
theatre
(ˈθiətə) (American) theater noun1. a place where plays, operas etc are publicly performed.
2. plays in general; any theatre. Are you going to the theatre tonight?
3. (also ˈoperating-theatre) a room in a hospital where surgical operations are performed. Take the patient to the theatre; (also adjective) a theatre nurse.
theˈatrical (-ˈӕ-) adjective1. of theatres or acting. a theatrical performance/career.
2. (behaving) as if in a play; over-dramatic. theatrical behaviour.
theˈatrically adverbtheˌatriˈcality (θiatriˈkӕ-) noun
theˈatricals (-ˈӕ-) noun plural
dramatic performances. He's very interested in amateur theatricals.
the theatre1. the profession of actors. He's in the theatre.
2. drama. His special interest is the theatre.
theater
→ مَسْرَح divadlo teater Theater θέατρο teatro teatteri théâtre kazalište teatro 劇場 극장 theater teater teatr teatro театр teater โรงละคร tiyatro rạp hát 剧场| Theater |