"legitimate theater" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: legitimate theaters [plural]
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, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 35 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 80 20 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 71 29
  2. (countable) A theater that performs serious dramas. Tags: countable Categories (topical): Theater Synonyms: legitimate theatre (english: standard spelling in all English-speaking countries except the USA) Related terms: legitimate drama
    Sense id: en-legitimate_theater-en-noun-YL81EPuI Disambiguation of Theater: 49 51

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