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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Theatrical \The*at"ric*al\, a. [L. theatricus Gr ?.]
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. -- {The*at`ri*cal"i*ty},
n. -- {The*at"ric*al*ly}, adv
No meretricious aid whatever has been called in -- no
trick, no illusion of the eye, nothing theatrical. --R.
Jefferies
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
theatrical
adj 1: of or relating to the theater
2: suited to or characteristic of the stage or theater; "a
theatrical pose"; "one of the most theatrical figures in
public life" [ant: {untheatrical}]
n : a performance of play [syn: {theatrical performance}, {histrionics}]
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