"illegitimate theater" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: illegitimate theaters [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} illegitimate theater (countable and uncountable, plural illegitimate theaters)
  1. (uncountable) Lightweight, mass-appeal theatrical productions such as pantomimes and musicals, as opposed to the "legitimate theater" of serious drama. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-illegitimate_theater-en-noun-DRX23obN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 61 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 57 43 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 67 33
  2. (countable) A theater that performs this kind of lightweight production. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-illegitimate_theater-en-noun-pjN009Je
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: illegitimate theatre

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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