theater
Significat (Anglès)
- (US, countable) A place or building, consisting of a stage and seating, in which an audience gathers to watch plays, musical performances, public ceremonies, and so on.
- (US, countable, uncountable) A region where a particular action takes place; a specific field of action, usually with reference to war.
- (US, countable, uncountable) A lecture theatre.
- (US, countable, uncountable) An operating theatre or locale for human experimentation.
- (US, countable, uncountable) A cinema.
- (US, countable, uncountable) Drama or performance as a profession or art form.
- (US, countable, uncountable) Any place rising by steps like the seats of a theater.
- (US, countable, derogatory, figuratively, uncountable) A conspicuous but unproductive display of action.
Sinònims
theater of operations
field of operations
movie house
theatre of operations
dramatic art
play-house
in a theater
in a theatre
lecture room
stage play
war area
Traduccions
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Pronunciat com a (IPA)
/ˈθi(ə)tɚ/
Etimologia (Anglès)
In summary
Inherited from Middle English theater, theatre, from Old French theatre, from Latin theatrum, from Ancient Greek θέατρον (théatron, “a place for viewing”), from θεάομαι (theáomai, “to see", "to watch", "to observe”). Doublet of tiatr.
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