Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Variant of theater.
Wiktionary
- n. Australia, Canada, New Zealand, UK alternative spelling of theater.
- n. US Often used specifically of playhouses and drama, so as to distinguish from moviehouses and cinema.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
- n. a region in which active military operations are in progress
- n. the art of writing and producing plays
Etymologies
- From French théâtre. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“I inquired where the theatre was to be found, and it was all true -- there _was_ a _theatre_.”
“I don't care if someone started doing theatre when he was in the fucking womb and spent his infant years doing small regional theatre gigs before being the Phantom of the Opera on Broadway at the tender age of five, the minute you become someone who makes hoards of preteens obsess over you, stay out of theatre*.”
“The expression theatre of motor sport is bandied about but nowhere comes close to Monza when embracing all that is dramatic and passionate about motor racing.”
“One of the hardest things in theatre is keeping a performance fresh.”
“The recent temporary eclipse of the glorious Berlin theatre is a complete reply in tragic mould to the suggestion of state interference in the theatre.”
“Coincidentally, I already use the spelling "theatre" - when I in theatre, it was an affectation we all used, and it stuck.”
“But I think the thing everyone will be talking about when they walk out of the theatre is the action.”
“This theatre is my local theatre too, was just there last weekend.”
“All it does in the theatre is allow some extra side-by-side dialogue and background shots.”
“A recent article carried for example the headline: a job in the theatre is a one way street into unemployment.”
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Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘theatre’.
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UK Usage - Find US Equivalent
All these terms have a (different) American English equivalent. Wonder if you can identify them?
abridgement (abri..., accoutrement, accoutre, acknowledgement (..., opposite, advert, adaptor, adapter, sticking plaster, advertise, adviser (advisor ..., adze, aesthete and 1196 more...
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English British pronunciation
Differences betwen brithish and American english spelling or pronunciation.
centre, center, fibre, fiber, litre, liter, theatre, theater, colour, color, flavour, flavor and 18 more...
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dharma66's list
words that pique my interest either by meaning, pronunciation, or spelling, and words that otherwise tickle my fancy!!
pique, elusive, serendipity, nefarious, redundant, pseudoscientific, obsequious, flack, quandary, impervious, perchance, translucent and 168 more...
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Samme's Words
soliloquy, meander, creativity, magic, discovery, happiness, empowerment, abundance, [magnificent], iridescent, artistic, magical and 694 more...
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European World Systems
europe, colonization, defense, barter, feudalism, gunpowder, technology, guns, domination, lords, monarchs, transition and 250 more...
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my dictionary
able, abnormally, abroad, absent, abstract, acceptable, acceptance, access, accessible, accession, according to, account and 4551 more...
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lauren_inretrospective's list
words I adore....
ethereal, luminiscent, etiquette, surreal, plumage, feathery, vintage, jubilee, rouge, satin, fathom, height and 101 more...
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for the scene to be changed
gloaming, star, starry, autumn, sky, funeral, moon, ocean, fog, moor, masquerade, moonlight and 16 more...
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for which I postfer the American spel...
catalogue, doughnut, practise, labour, favourite, colour, theatre, behaviour, neighbour, dialogue, mediæval, encyclopædia and 4 more...
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Meaningful Words
Words that make you think of something nice, but some of which don't look or sound as good as others.
princess, knight, dream, imagine, sing, dance, celtic, ireland, england, love, simplified, tree and 19 more...
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twilight, tutu, tea rose, taffeta, thimble, thistle, tinker, tiptoe, tulle, tumble, tawny, 'twill and 37 more...
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the right way to spell them
Tweets
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