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Definition of playhouse - 2 dictionary results

play⋅house

[pley-hous]
–noun, plural -hous⋅es [-hou-ziz] .
1. a theater.
2. a small house for children to play in.
3. a toy house.

Origin:
1590–1600; play + house; cf. OE pleghūs, as gloss of L theātrum theater
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play·house   (plā'hous')   
n.   pl. play·hous·es (-hou'zĭz, -sĭz)
  1. A theater.

  2. A small house for children to play in.

  3. A child's toy house; a dollhouse.

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