theater
IPA: θˈiʌtɝ
noun
- 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.
- A region where a particular action takes place; a specific field of action, usually with reference to war.
- A lecture theatre.
- (medicine) An operating theatre or locale for human experimentation.
- (US) A cinema.
- Drama or performance as a profession or art form.
- Any place rising by steps like the seats of a theater.
- (figurative, derogatory, often following a noun used attributively) A conspicuous but unproductive display of action.
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Examples of "theater" in Sentences
- The first theater in the mall was the Fox Theater.
- The source is a pamphlet distributed in the movie theater.
- The Simpsons go to a movie theater to see The Poke of Zorro.
- The two active locations are the arcade and the movie theater.
- The name of the theater in the book and the movie is the Royal.
- Desperado is a Swedish production company for film and theater.
- First in the Nickelodeon and later on in the Movie theater or cinema.
- The advent of home video led to a drastic reduction in the number of theaters.
- The melee resulted in the pulling of all showtimes for the film at the theater.
- The film was not a financial success in theaters, roughly recouping its budget.
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