Meaning
- Alternative spelling of theater
- A cinema; movie theatre.
Synonyms
play-house
theater of operations
theatre of operations
field of operations
in a theater
in a theatre
movie house
dramatic art
war area
dancing-hall
Translations
Frequency
Hyphenated as
thea‧tre
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈθiː.ə.tə/
Etymology
In summary
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, watch, observe”).
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