Meaning of pretheater | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Before attending the theater (especially of drinks or a meal).
   US, not-comparable
2. Preceding the formation of theater.
   US, not-comparable

Examples

“We picked up our tickets and stopped next door to have a pretheater drink.”

“Metrazur, in Grand Central Terminal, throws in a free miniature "suitcase" with its pretheater meal, filled with cookies to munch on during intermission and a $3 MetroCard for the commute to Broadway.”

“If time just doesn't allow for a pretheater restaurant dinner, some places -- Broadway Sal's is one -- can arrange to deliver dinner right to your theater seat.”

“It's not necessary to be an expert on British royals before you see one of Shakespeare's history plays, but a little pretheater preparation never hurts.”

“Even though a la carte prices aren't outrageous, we recommend the three-course pretheater menu.”

“During the early, pretheater period (ca. 700-1350), both religious and secular performing arts prospered.”

CEFR level