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θiˈæ trɪ kəlthe·atri·cal

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. theatrical performance, theatrical, representation, histrionicsadjective

    a performance of a play

  2. theatricaladjective

    of or relating to the theater

  3. theatricaladjective

    suited to or characteristic of the stage or theater

    "a theatrical pose"; "one of the most theatrical figures in public life"

Wiktionary

  1. theatricalnoun

    A stage performance, especially one by amateurs.

  2. theatricaladjective

    Of or relating to the theatre.

  3. theatricaladjective

    Fake and exaggerated.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Theatrick, Theatricaladjective

    Scenick; suiting a theatre; pertaining to a theatre.

    Etymology: theatrum, Latin.

    Theatrical forms stickle hard for the prize of religion: a distorted countenance is made the mark of an upright heart. Decay of Piety.

    Load some vain church with old theatrick state,
    Turn arcs of triumph to a garden gate. Alexander Pope.

Wikipedia

  1. theatrical

    Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actors or actresses, to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a stage. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture, speech, song, music, and dance. Elements of art, such as painted scenery and stagecraft such as lighting are used to enhance the physicality, presence and immediacy of the experience. The specific place of the performance is also named by the word "theatre" as derived from the Ancient Greek θέατρον (théatron, "a place for viewing"), itself from θεάομαι (theáomai, "to see", "to watch", "to observe"). Modern Western theatre comes, in large measure, from the theatre of ancient Greece, from which it borrows technical terminology, classification into genres, and many of its themes, stock characters, and plot elements. Theatre artist Patrice Pavis defines theatricality, theatrical language, stage writing and the specificity of theatre as synonymous expressions that differentiate theatre from the other performing arts, literature and the arts in general. A theatre company is an organisation that produces theatrical performances, as distinct from a theatre troupe (or acting company), which is a group of theatrical performers working together.Modern theatre includes performances of plays and musical theatre. The art forms of ballet and opera are also theatre and use many conventions such as acting, costumes and staging. They were influential to the development of musical theatre.

ChatGPT

  1. theatrical

    Theatrical pertains to drama or the theater. It can refer to performances in theater including acting or production. Theatrical also describes a behavior or event that is exaggerated, dramatic, striking or showy, attempting to attract attention or impress.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Theatricaladjective

    of or pertaining to a theater, or to the scenic representations; resembling the manner of dramatic performers; histrionic; hence, artificial; as, theatrical performances; theatrical gestures

Wikidata

  1. Theatrical

    Theatrical was an Irish-bred Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 1987 Breeders' Cup Turf and was a successful sire.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of theatrical in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of theatrical in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of theatrical in a Sentence

  1. Paul Dergarabedian:

    Barco Escape proves that a furtherance of the in-theater experience to even greater immersive levels is part of an overall strategy to differentiate the theatrical experience from the in-home experience.

  2. Lucien Charles:

    They did send the actors to weapons specialists for theatrical gun training – how to hold a gun, because a lot of them, they don’t know how to hold a gun and never shot a gun before. So they get… the same class that union members take with the vendor weapon specialists.

  3. Ned Beatty:

    It was the theater I attended as a kid, it was where people got down to their truest emotions and talked about things they didn’t talk about in everyday life. ... The preaching was very often theatrical.

  4. Paul Dergarabedian:

    Theatrical is the engine that drives everything else. I don't think this is a sudden gateway to studios wanting to release films this way.

  5. Phoebe Waller-Bridge:

    I hope this filmed performance of' Fleabag' can help raise money while providing a little theatrical entertainment in these isolated times, thank you to all our partners and to the creative team who have waived their royalties from this production to raise money for such vital causes in this unbelievably challenging situation. All money raised will support the people throughout our society who are fighting for us on the frontlines and those financially devastated by the crisis, including those in the theatre community.

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