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the⋅at⋅rics

  [thee-a-triks]
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–noun
1. (used with a singular verb) the art of staging plays and other stage performances.
2. (used with a plural verb) exaggerated, artificial, or histrionic mannerisms, actions, or words.
Origin:
1800–10; theatr(ic) + -ics
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We're Ahmanson Theatre LA
Official tickets to only our shows. Tickets make perfect holiday gifts.
www.CenterTheatreGroup.org
the·at·ri·cal   (thē-āt'rĭ-kəl)   
adj.  

  1. Of, relating to, or suitable for dramatic performance or the theater.

  2. Marked by exaggerated self-display and unnatural behavior; affectedly dramatic.

n.  

  1. Stage performances or a stage performance, especially by amateurs. Often used in the plural.

  2. theatricals Affectedly dramatic gestures or behavior; histrionics.

the·at'ri·cal'i·ty (-kāl'ĭ-tē), the·at'ri·cal·ness (-kəl-nĭs) n., the·at'ri·cal·ly adv.
the·at·rics   (thē-āt'rĭks)   
n.  

  1. (used with a sing. verb) The art of the theater.

  2. (used with a pl. verb) Theatrical effects or mannerisms; histrionics.

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