theater
[noun]
Synonyms: drama, boards, footlights, (the) stage

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thea‧tre S2 W2 British English, theater American English /ˈθɪətə $ -ər/ noun
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: theatre, from Latin, from Greek theatron, from theasthai 'to watch']

1. BUILDING [countable] a building or place with a stage where plays and shows are performed:
an open-air theatre (=a theatre that is outside)
the Mercury Theater

2. PLAYS [uncountable]
a) plays as a form of entertainment:
I enjoy theater and swimming.
the theatre
He’s really interested in literature and the theatre.
Yeats’ plays are great poetry but they are not good theatre (=good entertainment).
b) the work of acting in, writing, or organizing plays:
classes in theater and music
in the theatre
She’s been working in the theatre over thirty years.

3. PLACE TO SEE A FILM [countable] American English a building where films are shown Synonym : movie theater American English, cinema British English:
‘Bambi’ was the first movie I ever saw in the theater.

4. HOSPITAL [uncountable and countable] British English a special room in a hospital where medical operations are done Synonym : operating room American English
in theatre
Marilyn is still in theatre.

5. WAR [countable] formal a large area where a war is being fought:
the Pacific theater during World War II

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theater
ˈθɪətə
See: little theater

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