theatric

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the·at·ri·cal

(thē-ăt′rĭ-kəl) also the·at·ric (-rĭk)

adj.

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

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

3. Of or relating to a film that is being shown in movie theaters: The blockbuster's theatrical revenue was much higher than anticipated.

1. A stage performance, especially by amateurs.

2. theatricals Affectedly dramatic gestures or behavior; histrionics.

the·at′ri·cal′i·ty (-kăl′ĭ-tē), the·at′ri·cal·ness (-kəl-nĭs) n.

the·at′ri·cal·ly adv.

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theatric

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1. Of or relating to drama or the theater:

dramatic, dramaturgic, dramaturgical, histrionic, histrionical, theatrical, thespian.

2. Suggesting drama or a stage performance, as in emotionality or suspense:

dramatic, histrionic, histrionical, melodramatic, sensational, spectacular, theatrical.

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There was an animation in the scene, a mirage of light, of which nothing now can give an idea, unless it be the fictitious splendor of a theatric spectacle.

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Now Tarzan preferred to bait the blacks in as theatric a manner as his fertile imagination could evolve.

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Held under the patronage of Shaikh Majid Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai Culture and Arts Authority (Dubai Culture), the seventh edition of the festival will once again bring to the fore both the city's established and emerging theatric talent as well as talent from the other emirates.