theatrical

Pluraltheatricals

1. 1
   adjective

   Connected with plays, actors, and putting on shows in a theater.

   He joined a theatrical group that puts on plays at the community center.

   The museum has a room full of theatrical costumes from old shows.

   Similardramatic, scenic, thespian, theatric

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2. 2
   adjective

   Showing big, fake feelings or actions, like an actor in a play.

   Like a soccer player who falls down and acts hurt when no one touched him.

   He gave a theatrical sigh and fell back onto the couch.

   Her theatrical complaints about a little rain made everyone laugh.

   Similaraffected, pretentious, stagy, stilted, precious

   Oppositenatural, unaffected, sincere, understated

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3. 3
   nouncountable

   A movie made by a company to be shown in movie theaters.

   The studio's new theatrical opens in movie theaters across the country on Friday.

   We saw the trailer for the big summer theatrical before our movie started.

   Similarfeature, film, movie

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4. 4
   nouncountable

   A play or show performed on a stage, often by people who are not professional actors.

   The school puts on a theatrical every spring in the gym.

   Our neighborhood club performed a holiday theatrical to raise money for the library.

   Similarplay, performance, production, show

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5. 5
   nouncountable

   A person whose job is acting in plays or helping to put them on.

   My aunt is a theatrical who has worked on plays for thirty years.

   The old hotel was popular with theatricals who came to town with traveling shows.

   Similarthespian, trouper

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