theater

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
  2. noun the art of writing and producing plays
  3. noun a region in which active military operations are in progress

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English theater, theatre, from Old French theatre, from Latin theātrum, from Ancient Greek θέᾱτρον (théātron, “a place for viewing”), from θεᾰ́ομαι (theắomai, “to see", "to watch", "to observe”). Doublet of tiatr.

In classic literature

Synonyms

theatre, house

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