Definitions for Theater
ˈθi ə tər, ˈθiə-the·ater

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. theater, theatre, housenoun

   a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented

   "the house was full"

2. dramaturgy, dramatic art, dramatics, theater, theatrenoun

   the art of writing and producing plays

3. field, field of operations, theater, theater of operations, theatre, theatre of operationsnoun

   a region in which active military operations are in progress

   "the army was in the field awaiting action"; "he served in the Vietnam theater for three years"

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1. theaternoun

   A place or building, consisting of a stage and seating, in which an audience gathers to watch plays, musical performances, public ceremonies etc.

   "The theater is not merely the meeting place of all the arts, it is also the return of art to life." (w:Oscar Wilde)

2. theaternoun

   A region where a particular action takes place; a specific field of action, usually with reference to war.

   His grandfather was in the Pacific theater during the war.

3. theaternoun

   A lecture theatre.

4. theaternoun

   An operating theatre or locale for human experimentation.

   This man is about to die, get him into theater at once!

5. theaternoun

   A cinema, or picture theatre.

   We sat in the back row of the theater and threw popcorn at the screen.

6. theaternoun

   Drama or performance as a profession or artform.

   I worked in the theater for twenty-five years.

7. Etymology: From theater, from theatre, from theatrum, from θέατρον, from θεάομαι.

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1. theater

   Theater was the German entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980, performed in German by Katja Ebstein. This was Ebstein's third Eurovision entry; she had represented Germany in 1970 and 1971, with "Wunder gibt es immer wieder" and "Diese Welt" respectively, both times finishing in 3rd position. The song was performed twelfth on the night (following Norway's Sverre Kjelsberg & Mattis Hætta with "Sámiid Ædnan" and preceding the United Kingdom's Prima Donna with "Love Enough For Two"). At the close of voting, it had received 128 points, placing 2nd in a field of 19. The song is a Ralph Siegel-Bernd Meinunger collaboration, with Ebstein singing about the manner in which clowns have to mask their true feelings when performing on stage - a situation which is said to be true of all performers. The four backing singers were dressed as clowns and Ralph Siegel played the piano on stage wearing gloves with small clowns on the fingers. Ebstein also recorded the song in English (as "It's Showtime"), French ("Théâtre") and Italian ("Teatro").

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1. theater

   Theater is a form of fine art that employs live performers to present a real or imagined experience before a live audience in a specific place. The performers can use speeches, gestures, movements, music, and scenery to convey a narrative or to express artistic expression. It can also refer to the physical building or space where such performances take place.

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1. Theaternoun

   alt. of Theatre

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1. Theater

   In warfare, a theater is an area or place in which important military events occur or are progressing. A theater can include the entirety of the air, land, and sea area that is or that may potentially become involved in war operations.

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1. theater

   The geographical area for which a commander of a geographic combatant command has been assigned responsibility.

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1. Theater

   Theater vs. Theatre -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Theater and Theatre.

Matched Categories

1. • Building
   • Region
   • Theater
   • Theater Of War

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Anagrams for Theater »

1. hat tree

2. hattree

3. teareth

4. tethera

5. theatre

6. thereat

7. teather

How to pronounce Theater?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Theater in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Theater in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Theater in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Theater in a Sentence

1. Ottone Ramirez:

   Even losing one museum, one cultural center or one theater will affect diversity.

2. Alfred Jarry:

   The theater, bringing impersonal masks to life, is only for those who are virile enough to create new life: either as a conflict of passions subtler than those we already know, or as a complete new character.

3. Jonathan Fulton:

   An Emirati official've got this scenario where this preponderant extra-regional power looks like it's leaving and then An Emirati official have China, a top trading partner, the region looks like a theater of competition. This looks like the way it's going to play out.

4. Alexander Woo:

   With' Allegiance,' George used the vocabulary of musical theater to tell the story of the whole spectrum of emotions of the internment, i felt like George would be familiar and receptive to that [ horror ] approach to telling the story, because it's a style of storytelling that, hopefully, allows you to access the emotions of the characters involved.

5. Scott Swift:

   There are forces of instability at play in the region, and that's generating uncertainty, i wish I had a crystal ball that I look into the future and see. I am concerned about the forces of destabilization that appear to be more current here in the theater.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Theater
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Theater
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theater
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Theater
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Theater
7. ^ Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
   https://www.tradoc.army.mil/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/AD1029823-DOD-Dictionary-of-Military-and-Associated-Terms-2017.pdf
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Theater