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the-atre Ow {BrE) (NAmE theater) /'0iata(r); NAmE '0i:atar/ noun

1                           [C] a building or an outdoor area where plays and similar types of entertainment are performed ; 0J

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open-air theatre ISAcJgiJJ^ o How often do you go to the theatre? ft^AAf—&'$?' — see also lecture theatre

2                           [C] (NAmE) = cinema(I) 3 [U] plays considered as

entertainment Xic 01 : an evening of live music and theatre        0 {BrE) I like music, theatre

and cinema. H 9 ft, 0J Al ffe W> 0 0 current ideas about what makes good theatre (= what makes good entertainment when performed) )^ft A ft;#ft-09$01109 Hr 111 # i£ 4 [U] (also the theatre [sing.]) the work of writing, producing and acting in plays $ 0] I ft : 0J ft; Mib; ±lH: I want to work in theatre.

0jlfto o He was essentially a man of the theatre. ftS A±jift$0J A0 5 [C, U] {BrE) = OPERATING THEATRE: a theatre sister (= a nurse who helps during operations) 0 He’s still in theatre. itifjfESc 35'# Ac 6 [C, usually sing.] - (of war, etc.) {formal) the place in which a war or fighting takes place W#i\ I’ffeK theatre-goer (BrE) {NAmE theater-goer) /'0iatagaua(r); NAmE '0i:atargouar/ noun a person who goes regularly to the theatre M # iiH'tetjJWA; g 9 A 09 A ► theatre-going {BrE) {NAmE theater-going) adj. : the theatregoing public

.theatre-in-the-'round {BrE) {NAmE ,theater-in-the- 'round) noun [U] a way of performing plays on a stage which is surrounded by the audience the-at-ri-cal /Oi'aetrikl/ adj. 1 [only before noun] connected with the theatre $0| 09; ijir0i] 01); 0]^ 09; a theatrical agent M in A 2 (often disapproving) (of behaviour *£ik) exaggerated in order to attract atten­tion or create a particular effect $t$M09; A ft 09; $

1                           '14 09: a theatrical gesture if 0] j4 09 ^   ► the-at-ri-

cal-ly /-kli/ adv.

the at ri cal ity /Gi.aetri’kaelati/ noun [U] the exagger­ated quality of sth that is intended to attract attention or create a particular effect $c0H4; Aft the at ri cals /Gi’aetriklz/ noun [pi ] 1 performances of plays $ 0] jt ft : amateur theatricals ik $ 0iJ M ft

(also the-at-rics especially in NAmE) behaviour that is

exaggerated and emotional in order to attract attention

thee /dii/ pron. {old use or dialect) a word meaning ‘you’, used when talking to only one person who is the object of the verb ( % H A ffc i ffc W ^ l& ) #: We beseech thee, O Lord. f,        —compare thou

theft /0eft/ noun [U, C] ~ (of sth) the crime of stealing sth from a person or place ; fffr %;     ^: car theft f|lj

,j£i H f- o Police are investigating the theft of computers from the company’s offices.

3; it % #1 % ^ s — compare burglary, robbery

— see also identity theft, thief their Ow /6ea(r); NAmE dec/ det.

(the possessive form of they * they (ftkAAt&ffAA) 1 of or belonging to them lifetf] 4J; Mill W    ^f 1 W : Their

parties are always fun. it f|j 69 M & & M Mt M.£.. o Which is their house? ®P J% Ir it jll 69 ? 2 used instead of his or her to refer to a person whose sex is not mentioned or not known ( ft M $. '14 £ij # 09 A IMfA# his ^ her ) : If anyone calls, ask for their number so I can call them back. A FT *£4$ A, |h] IrJ tfe

theirs Ow /deaz; NAmE 6erz/ pron.

(the possessive form of they * they Jjffft j&H^) of or belonging to them Ml 69, M J 69, ftWJ ( kAftt/ ) : Theirs are the children with very fair hair. itiiitf'IiM^fM: IP ^  A ^ 69 o o It’s a favourite game of theirs.

the ism /'0i:izam/ noun [U] belief in the existence of God or gods ft # i& PI33 atheism them 0“w /Qam; strong form dem/ pron.

(the object form of they * they 69 ft jft) 1 used when referring to people, animals or things as the object of a verb or preposition, or after the verb be ffef ]; Mill; ft Cj: Tell them the news.      'oift'fMTo o What are

you doing with those matches? Give them to me. Fp # IP ^ A ^ # ft 'A ? IE ft fH ^ it ft o 0 Did you eat a» of them? ift 7 ^ ? o /t’s them. jfefl] 0  2 used

instead of him or her to refer to a person whose sex is not mentioned or not known ( jH'l4Ii]^F#69 ABft hi \?X ft# him ft her ) : If anyone comes in before I get back, ask them to wait. #n^ft$03fcft ituftAA>

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the mat ic /0i‘maetik; 0i:-/ adj. [usually before noun] connected with the theme or themes of sth M § 69; ± M 69: ftil 69: the thematic structure of a text ft ft 69 ft M ?n %) ► the-mat-ic-al-ly /-kli/ adv. : The books have been grouped thematically. & # ft ^ E ft H itt '\f T

the matic 'role (also 'theta role) noun {linguistics -tfj-g) the function that a noun phrase has in relation to a verb, for example agent or patient ft ft fa ,

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theme IHr /0i:m/ noun, adj.

a noun 1 the subject or main idea in a talk, piece of writing or work of art ( -ft i#, ft #^ EAft rp A9 ) @ f] , ftM, ±MSS: North American literature is the main theme of this year’s festival. jtUft^JSI^ft ftAft 69 ft o 0 The President stressed a favourite campaign theme—greater emphasis on education. & tit ® T14 M

ft XA 09 % ft M  IB A # W IS A o' 0 The naked male

figure was always the central theme of Greek art. A! 14 $' W A ft ^ M # It ft 09 ft ft' ft ® o o The stories are all variations on the theme of unhappy marriage. AS ft itt A A f Jt&#-IP# 09 ft : 2 {music ft) a short tune that is repeated or developed in a piece of music ( ft; ft 09 ) ±M, ft SI# 3 = theme music: the theme from ‘The Godfather’ <<#ftv> 09 ft M m ft; 4 (old- fashioned, NAmE) a short piece of writing on a particular subject, done for school ( ^ ft. 09 ) ft ft 5 {linguistics if ft) the part of a sentence or clause that contains information that is not new to the reader or audience ( is] ft 09 ) ft ft; is] ft; ft® — compare rheme m adj. {BrE) ~ pub/bar/restaurant, etc. a pub, bar, etc. that is designed to reflect a particular subject or period of history ( E0A^±®flSMftB^^09 ) ftSMtt ( l&mm.

) ; an Irish theme pub