theatrical
Etymology

From theātricus + -al.

Pronunciation
  • (British) IPA: /θiːˈætɹɪkəl/
  • (America) IPA: /θiˈætɹɪkəl/
Adjective

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 cartoon, lolling around on territory that’s already been settled.
  2. Fake and exaggerated.
Translations Translations Noun

theatrical (plural theatricals)

  1. A stage performance, especially one by amateurs.
  2. A commercially produced film to be shown in movie theaters.
    • 2005, The Hollywood Reporter, page 61:
      Release schedules were stepped up so that virtually all of the summer theatricals are coming to video before year's end.
  3. A person who works in theatre.



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