What does theater mean?

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

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Princeton's WordNet

  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"

Wiktionary

  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.

Wikipedia

  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").

ChatGPT

  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.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Theaternoun

    alt. of Theatre

Wikidata

  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.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

  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.

Anagrams for theater »

  1. hat tree

  2. hattree

  3. teareth

  4. tethera

  5. theatre

  6. thereat

  7. teather

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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. James Declan Tobin:

    The greatest actor of my generation has come home to the community that loves him, this is where Phil belongs. I wanted a home that is worthy of Phil, and we have it at the Dryden Theatre, which is a classic temple of film. He is on the move, a script in his bag, walking toward the theater he so loved.

  2. Maura Rose:

    Theater, overall, is a unique opportunity for those on the spectrum because it provides an escape, allows them to be in the moment. I think often times they can’t do that, it provides a shared [emotional] experience and it can be just incredibly cathartic for them.

  3. Ramzi Haidamus:

    The industry needs a new way (for moviegoers) to consume more immersive content without having to go to a theater.

  4. Vladimir Urin:

    Makhar Vaziev needs no introduction, the theater world knows his name not only in Russia but also abroad.

  5. Charles McCarry:

    I was never in the bureaucracy, always in the theater, ive consciously tried not to romanticize anything, especially not intelligence work. Ive always said that Ive been writing a series of episodic, naturalistic novels. The people just happen to be spies, politicians, civil servants. If pediatricians lived lives in which the manipulation of emotions were the tools of the trade, I probably would have written about them.

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