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the·a·tre  (th-tr)
n.
Variant of theater.

theatre US, theater [ˈθɪətə]
n
1. (Performing Arts / Theatre)
a.  a building designed for the performance of plays, operas, etc.
b.  (as modifier) a theatre ticket
c.  (in combination) a theatregoer
2. a large room or hall, usually with a raised platform and tiered seats for an audience, used for lectures, film shows, etc.
3. (Medicine / Surgery) Also called operating theatre a room in a hospital or other medical centre equipped for surgical operations
4. (Performing Arts / Theatre) plays regarded collectively as a form of art
(Performing Arts / Theatre)
the theatre the world of actors, theatrical companies, etc. the glamour of the theatre
6. a setting for dramatic or important events
7. (Performing Arts / Theatre) writing that is suitable for dramatic presentation a good piece of theatre
8. (Performing Arts) US, Austral, NZ the usual word for cinema [1]
9. (Military) a major area of military activity the theatre of operations
10. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) a circular or semicircular open-air building with tiers of seats
[from Latin theātrum, from Greek theatron place for viewing, from theasthai to look at; related to Greek thauma miracle]

Theatre an open stage; a series of passing scenes; an audience or “house”, 1602; the dramatic work of a playwright, collectively, 1640.
Examples: theatre of action, 1774; of all his brutalities, 1654; of violent earthquakes, 1850; of Gods, 1634; of hills, 1818; of misery, 1640; of public life, 1855; of rising terraces, 1886; of valour, 1615; of war; of water, 1645; of the whole world, 1581.

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Happily for him, a love of the theatre is so general, an itch for acting so strong among young people, that he could hardly out-talk the interest of his hearers.
From 1682 to 1695, as if the Restoration had not come, there was but one theatre in London.
Possessed myself of a strong stomach and a hard head, inured to hardship, cruelty, and brutality, nevertheless I found, as I came to manhood, that I unconsciously protected myself from the hurt of the trained-animal turn by getting up and leaving the theatre whenever such turns came on the stage.
 
 
 
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