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- pronunciation:
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- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer
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| definition 1: |
a building or outdoor structure where plays, movies, concerts, and other performing arts are presented.
Our seats were in the fourth row of the theater, so we could easily see the stage.
- synonyms:
- playhouse
- similar words:
- amphitheater, arena, auditorium, cinema, hall, music hall
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| definition 2: |
the audience gathered in such a building to see a performance.
The theater gave the play a standing ovation.- synonyms:
- house
- similar words:
- audience, gallery
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| definition 3: |
a room with rising tiers of seats, commonly used for lectures.
Students filed into the operating theater.- synonyms:
- amphitheater
- similar words:
- auditorium, lyceum
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| definition 4: |
the art of, or industry concerned with, writing or performing plays.
She wants to have a career in the theater.He writes for television, but she writes only for the theater.- similar words:
- drama, dramaturgy, the stage
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| definition 5: |
a sphere of action, esp. military.
The Nazis were defeated in the European theater.- synonyms:
- front
- similar words:
- arena, scene, setting, site, stage
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| related words: |
acting, art, front |
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broader categories that include theater |
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art, culture |
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similar to theater |
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play, sketch, skit |
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some actions associated with theater |
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bomb, dramatize, flop, headline, review |
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some actions in theater |
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act, bow, cast, cue, dance, direct, enact, enter, exit, express, improvise, interpret, memorize, perform, portray, produce, prompt, put on, rehearse, sing, stage, star, take a bow, try out |
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some descriptions of theater |
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amateur, classical, contemporary, dramatic, epic, experimental, modern, musical, political, professional |
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some elements of theater |
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character, dialogue, expression, gesture, lighting, makeup, plot, technique |
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some kinds of theater |
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comedy, drama, mystery, tragedy |
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some people associated with theater |
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actor, audience, cast, critic, director, playwright, star, usher |
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some places associated with theater |
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amphitheater, auditorium, balcony, hall, stage, wings |
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some reactions to theater |
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applaud, boo, laugh |
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some things conventionally associated with theater |
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audition, costume, curtain, debut, dress rehearsal, encore, excerpt, finale, hero, heroine, lead, marquee, matinee, monologue, opening, pantomime, part, preview, program, prop, rehearsal, review, revival, role, scene, scenery, script, set, ticket, villain, wardrobe |
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