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theatrical definition

the·at·ri·cal (t̸hē a′tri kəl)

adjective

  1. having to do with the theater, the drama, a play, actors, etc.
  2. characteristic of the theater; dramatic; esp. (in disparagement), melodramatic, histrionic, showy, or affected
  3. designating or of a film, usually a feature (), produced for first exhibition in a commercial theater as distinguished from one made for showing first on TV, as home video, etc.

Etymology: < LL theatricus (< Gr theatrikos) + -al

Also, for 1 and 2, theatric the·at′·ric

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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