Dec 18, 2011 · : a building or area for dramatic performances or for showing movies.

THEATER definition: 1. US spelling of theatre 2. a cinema 3. a building, room, or outside structure with rows of seats…. Learn more.

THEATER definition: a building, part of a building, or outdoor area for housing dramatic performances or stage entertainments, or for showing movies. See examples of theater used in a sentence.

Modern theatre includes performances of plays and musical theatre. The art forms of ballet and opera are also theatre and use many conventions such as acting, costumes and staging. They were …

A theater is a building with a stage in it, on which plays, shows, and other performances take place. They brought her to the theater where their new musical was in production.

Definition of theater noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Define theater. theater synonyms, theater pronunciation, theater translation, English dictionary definition of theater. or the·a·tre n. 1. A building, room, or outdoor structure for the presentation of plays, films, …

a room or hall, fitted with tiers of seats rising like steps, used for lectures, surgical demonstrations, etc.: Students crowded into the operating theater. Show Business the theater, dramatic performances as …

THEATER meaning: 1 : a building where plays, shows, etc., are performed on a stage; 2 : a building or room in which movies are shown

There are 21 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun theatre, six of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.