26984 words

theatre

5 definitions • 6 examples
1
a building, room, or outside structure with rows of seats, each row usually higher than the one in front, from which people can watch a performance or other activity:

Examples:

the Lyceum Theatre
a lecture theatre
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3
(the writing or performance of) plays, opera, etc., written to be performed in public:

Examples:

His latest play has delighted theatre audiences and theatre critics alike.
She made her career in the theatre.
4
behaviour that is not sincere and is intended just to produce a particular effect or to attract attention:

Examples:

Her tears were pure theatre.
5
an area or place in which important military events happen:

Examples:

a theatre of war

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