English Explanatory Dictionary

theatre

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Alternative spelling of theater.
  2. A cinema; movie theatre.

Word forms

theatre theatres

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”).

Derived words

antitheatre cybertheatre metatheatre multitheatre pretheatre street theatre theater-goer theatre-goer theatregoer theatregoing theatreland theatreless theatrelike theatremaker theatremaking theatre organ theatreperson theatrescape theatrette theatrewide theatric theatromania theatrophile theatrophobia
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