What does theatre mean?
Definitions for theatre
ˈθi ə tər, ˈθiə-the·atre
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word theatre.
Princeton's WordNet
theater, theatre, housenoun
a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
"the house was full"
dramaturgy, dramatic art, dramatics, theater, theatrenoun
the art of writing and producing plays
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"
Webster Dictionary
Theatrenoun
an edifice in which dramatic performances or spectacles are exhibited for the amusement of spectators; anciently uncovered, except the stage, but in modern times roofed
Theatrenoun
any room adapted to the exhibition of any performances before an assembly, as public lectures, scholastic exercises, anatomical demonstrations, surgical operations, etc
Theatrenoun
that which resembles a theater in form, use, or the like; a place rising by steps or gradations, like the seats of a theater
Theatrenoun
a sphere or scheme of operation
Theatrenoun
a place or region where great events are enacted; as, the theater of war
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Theatre
Theatre is a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture, speech, song, music or dance. Elements of design and stagecraft are used to enhance the physicality, presence and immediacy of the experience. The specific place of the performance is also named by the word "theatre" as derived from the Ancient Greek θέατρον, itself from θεάομαι. Modern Western theatre derives in large measure from ancient Greek drama, from which it borrows technical terminology, classification into genres, and many of its themes, stock characters, and plot elements. Theatre scholar Patrice Pavis defines theatricality, theatrical language, stage writing, and the specificity of theatre as synonymous expressions that differentiate theatre from the other performing arts, literature, and the arts in general. Theatre today includes performances of plays and musicals. Although it can be defined broadly to include opera and ballet, those art forms are outside the scope of this article.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Theatre
thē′a-tėr, n. a place where public representations, chiefly dramatic or musical, are seen, a play-house: any place rising by steps like the seats of a theatre: a building adapted for scholastic exercises, anatomical demonstrations, &c.: scene of action, field of operations: the drama, the stage.—adjs. Theat′ric, -al, relating or suitable to a theatre, or to actors: pompous: artificial, affected.—v.t. and v.i. Theat′ricalise, to adapt to dramatic representation: to make stagy.—ns. Theat′ricalism, Theatrical′ity, staginess, artificiality.—adv. Theat′rically, in a theatrical manner: in a manner suiting the stage.—n. Theat′ricalness.—n.pl. Theat′ricals, dramatic performances.—v.i. Theat′ricise, to play a part.—ns. Theat′ricism, theatricality, affectation, staginess; Theatromā′nia, a craze for play-going; Theat′rophone, a telephone connected with a theatre. [Gr. theatron—theaomai, I see.]
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Rank popularity for the word 'theatre' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1799
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Rank popularity for the word 'theatre' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1769
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Rank popularity for the word 'theatre' in Nouns Frequency: #727
Anagrams for theatre »
hat tree, hattree, teareth, tethera, theater, thereat
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of theatre in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of theatre in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of theatre in a Sentence
I had learned to have a perfect nausea for the theatre: the continual repetition of the same words and the same gestures, night after night, and the caprices, the way of looking at life, and the entire rigmarole disgusted me.
Sending 50 law enforcement officers from Florida with no understanding of the border is really just again political theatre.
We must always be thankful to our enemies as they teach us that the smiling face of the world is nothing but a theatre mask!
La vie peut être pleine de tant de rebondissements inattendus et tourne que vous ne trouverez jamais dans un film de Hollywood ou de parcelles de Broadway. Pas étonnant! après tout, ces films et pièces de théâtre sont écrits par des scénaristes professionnels, tandis que votre histoire de vie est écrit par le pouvoir suprême, et ni les scénaristes de Hollywood, ni dramaturges broadway peuvent jamais égaler sa créativité.
I am happy to see that more and more young people are once again taking up theatre.
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- مسرحArabic
- divadloCzech
- teaterDanish
- TheaterGerman
- θέατροGreek
- teatroEsperanto
- teatroSpanish
- تئاترPersian
- teatteriFinnish
- théâtreFrench
- amharclannIrish
- थियेटरHindi
- színházHungarian
- teaterIndonesian
- il teatroItalian
- תיאטרוןHebrew
- シアターJapanese
- ರಂಗಭೂಮಿKannada
- 극장Korean
- theatrumLatin
- theaterDutch
- teaterNorwegian
- teatrPolish
- TeatroPortuguese
- teatruRomanian
- театрRussian
- teaterSwedish
- தியேட்டர்Tamil
- థియేటర్Telugu
- โรงภาพยนตร์Thai
- tiyatroTurkish
- театрUkrainian
- تھیٹرUrdu
- rạp hátVietnamese
- טעאַטערYiddish
- 剧院Chinese
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