▪ the activity or profession of acting in, producing, directing, or writing plays: "what made you want to go into the theatre?"Similaractingperformingdramathe dramatic artsdramaturgythe thespian artstagecrafttheatricalstheatricsshow businessthe stageinformal:the boardsshow bizrare:thespianismhistrionics
▪ a play or other activity or presentation considered in terms of its dramatic quality: "this is intense, moving, and inspiring theatre"
▪ a cinema.North American
2. a room or hall for lectures with seats in tiers.Similarhallroomauditorium
▪ an operating theatre: British"respiratory function is carefully controlled and monitored throughout the patient's stay in theatre"
3. the area in which something happens: "a new theatre of war has been opened up"Similarscenearenafield/sphere/place of actionsettingsite
▪ denoting weapons intermediate between tactical and strategic:"he was working on theatre defence missiles"
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin theatrum, from Greek theatron, from theasthai ‘behold’.
