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theater Definition

thea·ter (t̸hē′ə tər)

noun

  1. a place where plays, operas, films, etc. are presented; esp., a building or outdoor structure expressly designed for such presentations
  2. any place resembling a theater, esp. a lecture hall, surgical clinic, etc., having the floor of the seating space raked
  3. any place where events take place; scene of operations; specif., an area of military operations, as in a war a commander in the Southern Pacific theater
    1. the dramatic art or dramatic works; drama
    2. the theatrical world; people engaged in theatrical activity
    3. the legitimate theater, as distinguished from films, TV, etc.: often with the
  5. theatrical technique, production, etc. with reference to its effectiveness a play that is good theater

Etymology: ME theatre < OFr < L theatrum < Gr theatron < base of theasthai, to see, view < IE base *dhāu-, to see > Gr thauma, miracle

theater Synonyms

theater

n.

  1. A building intended for theatrical productions

    playhouse, concert hall, coliseum, hippodrome, circle theater, round theater, Greek theater, odeum, theater in the round, house, opera house, amphitheater, assembly hall, movie theater, cinema, drive-in, multiplex, movies; see also auditorium.

  2. The legitimate stage

    stage, drama, Broadway, the boards, theatrics, footlights, legit*, the oak*, the deck*; see also comedy, movies 2, show 2.

  3. Any place of military action

    arena, combat area, battleground, sphere of operations, field, sector, terrain, bridgehead, front, salient, objective, target area, no-man's-land; see also battlefield.

theater Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • hit: Just before the election, a film about Iraq hit art house theaters around the country.
  • enter: With host-nation assistance, the Army enters the theater peacefully.

Adjective modifier

  • musical: Those between musical theater, spoken theater, dance, opera.
  • mature: The enemy in a mature theater leaves little time for reaction.
  • online: Thus, its links with online theater are tenuous at best.
  • American: My purpose in this unit is to make the American musical theater an understandable reality to urban children.

Modifies a noun

  • alaska: Theater mask alaska board shore excursions club with kayaks.
  • defense: Meanwhile, these accords will not impede our efforts to develop the capable theater missile defenses we need.
  • missile: Bill Clinton's first budget shifted funds from national to theater missile defenses.
  • projector: The NEC HT1100 is the optimum home theater projector supporting all the requirements for home entertainment.
  • commander: It conducts limited independent operations under the direction of a joint task force or theater commander.
  • ticket: Then money will become ordinary paper slips, like trolley or theater tickets.

Noun used with modifier

  • scintas: Women played in the scintas theater vegas media group our ability to.
  • drive-in: There were even drive-in theaters, and play areas for the kids!
  • movie: The movie theater was closed due to lack of business.
  • puppet: It makes me feel as tho I am going on stage, but rather a puppet theater than a real stage.
  • barge: For every tabloid iv which takes the barge theater.
  • contingency: Contingency theaters require ADA coverage for each stage of the operation.

Possessives

seat: To report million theater's seats affords done by our.

Preposition: of

operation: They at once divided the Pacific into several theaters of operations.