theater

Definitions of theater
  1. noun
    a theater in which vaudeville is staged
    synonyms: music-hall, variété-theater, variététheater
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    type of:
    komedie, schouwburg
    a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
  2. noun
    a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
    synonyms: komedie, schouwburg
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    types:
    bios, bioscoop, cinema, filmtheater
    a theater where films are shown
    music-hall, variété-theater, variététheater
    a theater in which vaudeville is staged
    opera, operagebouw
    a building where musical dramas are performed
    type of:
    bebouwing, gebouw, pand, perceel
    a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
  3. noun
    skill in writing or staging plays
    synonyms: drama, dramatiek, toneel, toneelkunst
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    type of:
    handvaardigheid, meesterschap, vakmanschap
    skill in an occupation or trade
  4. noun
    the art of writing and producing plays
    synonyms: drama, dramatiek, dramaturgie, toneel, toneelkunst
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    type of:
    communicatie
    the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information
  5. noun
    a stilted dramatic performance (as if by puppets)
    synonyms: aanstellerij, aanstelleritis, komedie, komediespel, kunstenmakerij, poppenkasterij, toneel, toneelspel
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