du théâtreadj.
/d(j)uː teɪˈɑːtrə/ ‘Of the theatre’; characteristic of or suited to the theatre; theatrical.
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society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > the theatre or the stage > [adjective]
scenical?a1475
theatrical1558
theatral1594
histrionical1599
scenic1623
histrionic1656
thymelical1656
theatric1706
scenary1730
footlight1824
thymelic1849
showish1874
du théâtre1895
stagy1895
1895 G. B. Shaw in Sat. Rev. 12 Jan. 44/1 His plays are du théâtre when the right people are in the theatre.
1911 M. Beerbohm Let. 6 Dec. (1964) 211 You who are so very du théâtre and love being behind the scenes among T-lights and properties.
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