theater
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1.0
- noun
- /ˈθiːətər/
- US
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teatro (espectáculos en vivo)
- I closed my eyes and ran to the one place that I've always felt safe, the theater.
- movie theater
- go to the theater
- film theater
We had a movie theater, like a real movie theater, gourmet food.
- We had a movie theater, like a real movie theater, gourmet food.
- Fair night outside the repertory theatre of bad science fiction.
- And they usher me into this theatre Amphitheatre.
- And I think, I think that movie theaters will always be a thing.
- Thousands and thousands of people were going to theaters to see this stage version.
- They're great plays and you go to the theatre to see a play.
- No, that movie theater was, it was not good.
- Eventually the Lyceum Theatre starts running into problems.
- I used to go to a local theater called the Sequoia.
- Now you're in the theater, huh?
Examples
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The theater was filled with excited fans awaiting the opening night of the play.
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Thousands and thousands of people were going to theaters to see this stage version.
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I have never been late to the theater and today is not going to be the first.
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Nothing can prevent some seats in the theater from being better than others.
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Or if going to the movie theater, it's already enjoyable, right?
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Let's just get to the theater.
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I drove the Lincoln downtown, past the theater, the banks, to the office building where we worked.
Fiction book (1990) -
We had a movie theater, like a real movie theater, gourmet food.
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Welcome to Startalk Live at the Beacon Theater, New York City.
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We are here at the Neptune Theatre in beautiful Seattle.
Synonyms
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1.0
A building where people go to watch movies on a big screen
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5.9
A building where people go to watch plays or films
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3.7
A large room with seats where people sit to watch or listen to events
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1.0
A building where people go to watch films on a screen
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4.9
A large open place with rising rows of seats around a middle area where people watch events
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1.6
A building where people go to watch movies
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4.0
A place where you eat a meal while watching a play
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3.4
A large movie theater with many screens showing different films at the same time
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6.0
A building where people go to watch movies
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5.4
A theater where the audience sits around a central stage
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7.5
A theater that presents a series of short live acts like comedy, music, and dance
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9.9
A building where people go to watch films
A stage with seats on three or more sides so the audience sits close
A cinema with several rooms showing different films
Compounds
- US
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3.3
A set of speakers and a big screen at home for watching movies like in a cinema
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A group of local people who are not professional and perform plays for people in their town
- Literature
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9.1
Plays that show life as meaningless and use strange dialogue and events
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7.7
A short unplanned show in public about political or social issues to get attention
- Archaic
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7.5
A theater that presents a series of short live acts like comedy, music, and dance
A play made for listening on radio or audio recordings with actors, music, and sound effects
- Specialized
An area that is not physical, like the internet or outer space, where military attacks happen
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Theater originally meant a place to 'see' things, from Greek theatron ('a place for viewing') and the root thea meaning 'view'. That is why a building or room for plays, films, or shows is called a theater — it is a place to watch.