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playhouse

[ pley-hous ]

noun

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


playhouse

/ ˈpleɪˌhaʊs /

noun

  1. a theatre where live dramatic performances are given
  2. a toy house, small room, etc, for children to play in


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Word History and Origins

Origin of playhouse1

1590–1600; play + house; compare Old English pleghūs, as gloss of Latin theātrum theater

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Example Sentences

He was about to go onstage at a playhouse in San Francisco—his first big role—when he heard the noise.

These numbers have meant a return of audiences, with crowd-control protocols, to such live events as the Australian Open and theater in the big playhouses of Sydney and Melbourne.

If it passed muster with an adjudicator, it would be put on at the local playhouse.

He made a big difference in my life, he was my first director out of the Neighborhood Playhouse, and he was a great friend.

Jane and her father acted together in a community production at the Dennis Playhouse, with Jane playing the role of the ingénue.

It left court-watchers wondering if the child's body might have first been stored inside the playhouse.

Ed Stern, who is the Artistic Director of the Cincinnati Playhouse, finally said he couldn't handle it anymore.

Other plays including tragedies and comedies, famous and not so famous, were acted at the Williamsburg Playhouse.

George Washington enjoyed dramatic presentations very much and on numerous occasions visited the Williamsburg Playhouse.

The first playhouse, we should remember, was not erected by a troupe of actors, but by a money-seeking individual.

It was this bit of "void ground" that Burbage had selected as a suitable location for his proposed playhouse.

One Edmund Peckham laid claim to the land on which the playhouse had been built, and brought suit against Alleyn for recovery.

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