"legitimate theater" meaning in All languages combined

See legitimate theater on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: legitimate theaters [plural], legitimate theatre [alternative]
Etymology: A reference to the British Licensing Act 1737 Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} legitimate theater (countable and uncountable, plural legitimate theaters)
  1. (uncountable) Serious drama, as opposed to farce or musical theater. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Theater
    Sense id: en-legitimate_theater-en-noun-~osfRU-E Disambiguation of Theater: 49 51 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 68 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 71 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 69 31
  2. (countable) A theater that performs serious dramas. Tags: countable Categories (topical): Theater Related terms: legitimate drama
    Sense id: en-legitimate_theater-en-noun-YL81EPuI Disambiguation of Theater: 49 51

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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