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illegitimate theatre

illegitimate theatre is the alternative spelling of illegitimate theater.

Meaning of illegitimate theater

Noun

illegitimate theater (countable and uncountable, plural illegitimate theaters)

  1. (uncountable) Lightweight, mass-appeal theatrical productions such as pantomimes and musicals, as opposed to the "legitimate theater" of serious drama.
  2. (countable) A theater that performs this kind of lightweight production.

Forms of illegitimate theatre

pluralillegitimate theatres

Questions about illegitimate theatre

What is illegitimate theatre the alternative spelling of?
Illegitimate theatre is the alternative spelling of illegitimate theater.

Words near illegitimate theatre in the dictionary

  1. illegitimacies
  2. illegitimacy
  3. illegitimate
  4. illegitimate theater
  5. illegitimate theaters
  6. illegitimate theatre
  7. illegitimate theatres
  8. illegitimated
  9. illegitimately
  10. illegitimateness
  11. illegitimates

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