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theatron

theatron noun: a seating area built into a hill to create a natural viewing space for theatrical productions in Ancient Greece.

Noun

theatron (plural theatra)

  1. (historical) A seating area built into a hill to create a natural viewing space for theatrical productions in Ancient Greece.

Forms of theatron

pluraltheatra

Questions about theatron

What does theatron mean?
Theatron means a seating area built into a hill to create a natural viewing space for theatrical productions in Ancient Greece.
What part of speech is theatron?
Theatron is a noun.
What is the plural of theatron?
The plural of theatron is theatra.

Words near theatron in the dictionary

  1. theatrograph
  2. theatrographs
  3. theatromania
  4. theatromaniac
  5. theatromaniacs
  6. theatron
  7. theatrophile
  8. theatrophiles
  9. theatrophilia
  10. theatrophobe
  11. theatrophobes

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