theatre.
Alternative spelling of theater.
Meaning & usage
Alternative spelling of theater.
A cinema; movie theatre.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyh₂-der. Ancient Greek θεάομαι (theáomai) Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Hellenic *-tron Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron) Ancient Greek θέᾱτρον (théātron)der. Latin theātrumbor. Old French teatrebor. Middle English theater, theatre English theatre From Middle English theater, theatre, from Old French theatre, from Latin theatrum, from Ancient Greek θέατρον (théatron, “a place for viewing”), from θεάομαι (theáomai, “to see, watch, observe”).
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