THEATRE

theater, theatre, house

(noun) a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented; “the house was full”

dramaturgy, dramatic art, dramatics, theater, theatre

(noun) the art of writing and producing plays

field, field of operations, theater, theater of operations, theatre, theatre of operations

(noun) a region in which active military operations are in progress; “the army was in the field awaiting action”; “he served in the Vietnam theater for three years”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

theatre (countable and uncountable, plural theatres)

(mostly, Australia, Canada, NZ, UK) Alternative spelling of theater

Usage notes

• The spelling theatre is the main spelling in Commonwealth English, with theater being rare.

• The spelling theater is the predominant American spelling; it accounts for about 80% of usage in COCA (the major corpus of American English). People who work in the theatre industry in the United States, however, usually use the spelling "theatre", especially when writing about the art-form while retaining "theater" to write about the location. The spelling is also used often in advertising.

Anagrams

• hat tree, hattree, teareth, tethera, theater, thereat

Source: Wiktionary

The"a*ter, The"a*tre, n. Etym: [F. thé\'83tre, L. theatrum, Gr. dhya to meditate, think. Cf. Theory.]

1. An edifice in which dramatic performances or spectacles are exhibited for the amusement of spectators; anciently uncovered, except the stage, but in modern times roofed.

2. Any room adapted to the exhibition of any performances before an assembly, as public lectures, scholastic exercises, anatomical demonstrations, surgical operations, etc.

3. That which resembles a theater in form, use, or the like; a place rising by steps or gradations, like the seats of a theater. Burns. Shade above shade, a woody theater Of stateliest view. Milton.

4. A sphere or scheme of operation. [Obs.] For if a man can be partaker of God's theater, he shall likewise be partaker of God's rest. Bacon.

5. A place or region where great events are enacted; as, the theater of war.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition