"dinner theater" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dinner theaters [plural], dinner theatre [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} dinner theater (countable and uncountable, plural dinner theaters)
  1. (uncountable, chiefly US) A form of entertainment in the United States that combines a restaurant meal with a staged play or musical. Tags: US, uncountable
    Sense id: en-dinner_theater-en-noun-TtSlLsRw Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Restaurants Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 76 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 82 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 84 16 Disambiguation of Restaurants: 83 17
  2. (countable, chiefly US) An establishment that features dinner theater, and contains a live theater, a restaurant, and, usually, a bar. Tags: US, countable
    Sense id: en-dinner_theater-en-noun-KsqrvNSP Categories (other): American English, Theater Disambiguation of Theater: 35 65

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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