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Noun [English]

Forms: theatres [plural]
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”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|theater}} Middle English theater, {{der|en|fro|theatre}} Old French theatre, {{der|en|la|theatrum}} Latin theatrum, {{der|en|grc|θέατρον||a place for viewing}} Ancient Greek θέατρον (théatron, “a place for viewing”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} theatre (countable and uncountable, plural theatres)
  1. (chiefly Australia, Canada, New Zealand, UK) Alternative spelling of theater Tags: Australia, Canada, New-Zealand, UK, alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: theater
    Sense id: en-theatre-en-noun-CmFNDIo8 Categories (other): Australian English, British English, Canadian English, New Zealand English
  2. (Canada, rarely Australia and New Zealand) A cinema; movie theatre. Tags: Australia, Canada, New-Zealand, countable, rare, uncountable
    Sense id: en-theatre-en-noun-z-N8DIIl Categories (other): Canadian English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 70 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 74
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: theatre organ

Noun [Middle English]

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} theatre
  1. Alternative form of theater Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: theater
    Sense id: en-theatre-enm-noun-bZ3xJ3N1 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries

Noun [Middle French]

Forms: theatres [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French teatre, theatre, from Latin theātrum, from Ancient Greek θέατρον (théatron, “a place for viewing”), from θεάομαι (theáomai, “to see; to watch; to observe”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|frm|fro|teatre|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French teatre, {{inh+|frm|fro|teatre}} Inherited from Old French teatre, {{der|frm|la|theātrum}} Latin theātrum, {{uder|frm|grc|θέατρον||a place for viewing}} Ancient Greek θέατρον (théatron, “a place for viewing”) Head templates: {{head|frm|noun|||plural|theatres||{{{pl2}}}||{{{f}}}||{{{f}}}s|f1accel-form=p|g=m|g2=|head=|sort=}} theatre m (plural theatres), {{frm-noun|m}} theatre m (plural theatres)
  1. (countable) theater (a place or building, consisting of a stage and seating, in which an audience gathers to watch plays, musical performances, public ceremonies, and so on) Tags: countable, masculine

Noun [Old French]

Forms: theatre oblique singular or [canonical, masculine], theatres [oblique, plural], theatres [nominative, singular], theatre [nominative, plural]
Head templates: {{fro-noun|m}} theatre oblique singular, m (oblique plural theatres, nominative singular theatres, nominative plural theatre)
  1. Alternative spelling of teatre Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: teatre
    Sense id: en-theatre-fro-noun-8EPxKsyZ Categories (other): Old French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries

Noun [Scots]

Forms: theatres [plural]
Etymology: Inherited 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; to watch; to observe”). Etymology templates: {{root|sco|ine-pro|*-trom}}, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|sco|enm|theater|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle English theater, {{inh+|sco|enm|theater}} Inherited from Middle English theater, {{der|sco|fro|theatre}} Old French theatre, {{der|sco|la|theatrum}} Latin theatrum, {{der|sco|grc|θέατρον||a place for viewing}} Ancient Greek θέατρον (théatron, “a place for viewing”) Head templates: {{head|sco|noun|||plural|theatres|||||cat2=|cat3=|head=}} theatre (plural theatres), {{sco-noun}} theatre (plural theatres)
  1. (countable) theater (a place or building, consisting of a stage and seating, in which an audience gathers to watch plays, musical performances, public ceremonies, and so on) Tags: countable
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Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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