Meaning of theatre | Babel Free

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1. Alternative spelling of theater.
   Australia, Canada, New-Zealand, UK, alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
2. teatraal بصورَةٍ مَسْرَحِيَّه، دراماتيكِيّا театрално teatralmente teatrálně theatralisch teatralskt; sceniskt; dramatiskt θεατρικά / θεατρινίστικα teatralmente teatraalselt به روش تئاتری teatraalisesti théâtralement בתֵּיאַטרָלִיוּת नाट्यरूप से kazališno, teatralno színházi szempontból; színészkedve secara dramatis tilgerðarlega teatralmente 劇のように 연극의, 연극같이 teatrališkai teātra veidā; teatrāli dibuat-buat theatraalteatralsk teatralnie teatralmente (în mod) teatral театрально teatrálne gledali...
3. A cinema; movie theatre.
   Australia, Canada, New-Zealand, South-Asia, countable, rare, uncountable
4. teatraliteit التَّصَرُّف المَسْرَحي المُتَكَلَّف театралност teatralidade teatrálnost die Theatralität drama; dramatik θεατρικότητα teatralidad, cualidad de teatral teatraalsus تئاتری بودن teatraalisuus théâtralité תֵּיאַטרָלִיוּת नाटकीयता teatralnost színpadiasság sikap dramatis tilgerð, leikaraskapur teatralità わざとらしさ 연극적임, 부자연스러움 teatrališkumas teatralitāte perbuatan yg dibuat-buat theatraliteit det som gjelder teateret; tilgjorthet teatralność teatralidade teatralitate театральность teatr...
5. dramatic performances. He's very interested in amateur theatricals. teaterwerk تَمثيلِيّات يَقوم بها الهُواة عادةً театрално представяне teatro (amador) divadlo die Theateraufführungen(pl.) drama; teater; -teater θεατρικές παραστάσεις teatro teatrietendus اجرای نمایش näytännöt théâtre הַצָגַת חוֹבבִים नाट्याभिनय kazališne predstave, izvedbe (műkedvelő) színjátszás permainan drama leiksÿningar (rappresentazioni teatrali) 演劇 (특히 비전문인 극단의) 연극 공연 vaidinimai izrādes, iestudējumi persembahan teater...
6. (Theatre) a. a building designed for the performance of plays, operas, etc
7. a large room or hall, usually with a raised platform and tiered seats for an audience, used for lectures, film shows, etc
8. (Surgery) Also called: operating theatre a room in a hospital or other medical centre equipped for surgical operations
9. (Theatre) plays regarded collectively as a form of art
10. (Theatre) the theatre the world of actors, theatrical companies, etc: the glamour of the theatre.
11. a setting for dramatic or important events
12. (Theatre) writing that is suitable for dramatic presentation: a good piece of theatre.

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Examples

“Mother[…]considered that the exclusiveness of Peter's circle was due not to its distinction, but to the fact that it was an inner Babylon of prodigality and whoredom, from which every Kensingtonian held aloof, except on the conventional tip-and-run excursions in pursuit of shopping, tea and theatres.”

“City's players and supporters travelled from one end of the emotional scale to the other in those vital seconds, providing a truly remarkable piece of football theatre and the most dramatic conclusion to a season in Premier League history.”

“But the picture was different elsewhere - Theatre Royal Windsor recorded full houses, although the managing director stated that the actors had trouble getting to and from the theatre.”

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