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What information can be gathered from this online dictionary entry? theater /'THēədər/ noun

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Definition of theater (Entry 1 of 2)

1a: a building or area for dramatic performances

b: a building or area for showing motion pictures

c: an outdoor structure for dramatic performances or spectacles in ancient Greece and Rome

2a: dramatic literature : PLAYS

b: dramatic representation as an art or profession : DRAMA

3: a place or sphere of enactment of usually significant events or action

the theater of public life

4a: a place rising by steps or gradations

a woody theater of stateliest view

— John Milton

b: a room often with rising tiers of seats for assemblies (as for lectures or surgical demonstrations)

5a: dramatic or theatrical quality or effectiveness

b: SPECTACLE sense 1a

c: entertainment in the form of a dramatic or diverting situation or series of events

their public feud made for good theater

6: THEATER OF OPERATIONS

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Answer:

The word originates in Greek.

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