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theat.

theat. is the abbreviation of theatrical.

theat. is the abbreviation of theater.

Meaning of theatrical

Adjective

theatrical (comparative more theatrical, superlative most theatrical)

  1. Of or relating to the theatre.
    • 12 July 2012, Sam Adams, AV Club Ice Age: Continental Drift
      The matter of whether the world needs a fourth Ice Age movie pales beside the question of why there were three before it, but Continental Drift feels less like an extension of a theatrical franchise than an episode of a middling TV...
  2. Fake and exaggerated.
    • The ceremony and its scene were characterised by that high sense of the theatrical which has marked the activities of the Third Reich.1941 July, “The Armistice Coach”, in Railway Magazine, page 317

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Meaning of theater

Noun

theater (countable and uncountable, plural theaters)

  1. (US, countable) A place or building, consisting of a stage and seating, in which an audience gathers to watch plays, musical performances, public ceremonies, and so on.
    Synonyms:
    playhouse
  2. (US) A region where a particular action takes place; a specific field of action, usually with reference to war.
    • His grandfather was in the Pacific theater during the war.
  3. (US) A lecture theatre.
  4. (US) An operating theatre or locale for human experimentation.
    • This man is about to die, get him into theater at once!
  5. (US) A cinema.
    • We sat in the back row of the theater and threw popcorn at the screen.
  6. (US) Drama or performance as a profession or art form.
    • I worked in theater for twenty-five years.

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Questions about theat.

What is theat. the abbreviation of?
Theat. is the abbreviation of theatrical.

Words near theat. in the dictionary

  1. thearubigin
  2. thearubigins
  3. theasaponin
  4. theasaponins
  5. theat
  6. theat.
  7. theater
  8. theater in the round
  9. theater kid
  10. theater kids
  11. theater of war

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