theatre

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

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

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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Synonyms

theater, house

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