"home theater" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: home theaters [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} home theater (plural home theaters)
  1. (US) A system for showing theater-quality films at home, usually comprising high-definition television and surround sound. Tags: US Categories (topical): Rooms Synonyms: home theatre [Canada], home cinema [UK]
    Sense id: en-home_theater-en-noun-IaqpdULF Disambiguation of Rooms: 81 19 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 94 6 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 92 8 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 92 8
  2. (by extension) A dedicated room for such a system. Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-home_theater-en-noun-s0ejfLsI

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