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theater
A	noun
	1	theater, theatre, house
			a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented; "the house was full"
		Category Tree: entity ╚object; physical object ╚artifact; artefact ╚structure; construction ╚building; edifice ╚theater, theatre, house ╚opera; opera house ╚music hall; vaudeville theater; vaudeville theatre ╚little theater; little theatre ╚home theater; home theatre ╚dinner theater; dinner theatre ╚cinema; movie theater; movie theatre; movie house; picture palace ╚arena theater; theater in the round
	2	dramaturgy, dramatic art, dramatics, theater, theatre
			the art of writing and producing plays
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚communication; communicating ╚dramaturgy, dramatic art, dramatics, theater, theatre ╚stage
	3	field, field of operations, theater, theater of operations, theatre, theatre of operations
			a region in which active military operations are in progress; "the army was in the field awaiting action"; "he served in the Vietnam theater for three years"
		Category Tree: entity ╚location ╚region ╚field, field of operations, theater, theater of operations, theatre, theatre of operations