theatre
Definition extracted from en.wiktionary.org
Definition extracted from en.wiktionary.org
English
Etymology
From Middle English theater, theatre, from Old French theatre, from Latin theatrum, from Ancient Greek θέατρον (théatron, “a place for viewing”), from θεάομαι (theáomai, “to see, watch, observe”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈθiː.ə.tə/, /ˈθɪə.tə/, (somewhat dated) /θiˈɛt.ə/, (obsolete) /θiˈeɪ.tə/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈθi(ə)tɚ/, (sometimes) /ˈθɪə.tɚ/,
- (Canada, Southern American English) IPA(key): /ˈθi(ə)tɚ/, /ˈθi.eɪ.tɚ/
- (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈθiətə/, ,
- Rhymes: (US, Canada, Southern American English) -iːtə(ɹ), -iːətə(ɹ), (UK, somewhat dated) -ɛtə
- Others:
- Hyphenation: thea‧tre
- Hyphenation: the‧a‧tre
Noun
theatre (countable and uncountable, plural theatres)
- (chiefly Australia, Canada, New Zealand, UK) Alternative spelling of theater
- (Canada, rarely Australia and New Zealand) A cinema; movie theatre.
Usage notes
- The spelling theatre is the main spelling in British English, with theater being rare.
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