Hypertext Webster Gateway: "theater"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Theater \The"a*ter\, Theatre \The"a*tre\, n. [F. th['e][^a]tre,
L. theatrum, Gr. ?, fr. ? to see, view; cf. Skr. dhy[=a] to
meditate, think. Cf. {Theory}.]
1. An edifice in which dramatic performances or spectacles
are exhibited for the amusement of spectators; anciently
uncovered, except the stage, but in modern times roofed.

2. Any room adapted to the exhibition of any performances
before an assembly, as public lectures, scholastic
exercises, anatomical demonstrations, surgical operations,
etc.

3. That which resembles a theater in form, use, or the like;
a place rising by steps or gradations, like the seats of a
theater. --Burns.

Shade above shade, a woody theater Of stateliest
view. --Milton.

4. A sphere or scheme of operation. [Obs.]

For if a man can be partaker of God's theater, he
shall likewise be partaker of God's rest. --Bacon.

5. A place or region where great events are enacted; as, the
theater of war.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

theater
n 1: a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture
shows can be presented; "the house was full" [syn: {theatre},
{house}]
2: the art of writing and producing plays [syn: {dramaturgy}, {dramatic
art}, {dramatics}, {theatre}]


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