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Theatrical

Of or pertaining to a theater, or to the scenic representations; resembling the manner of dramatic performers; histrionic; hence, artificial; as, theatrical performances; theatrical gestures.

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Histrionic 84% connected

Alt. of Histrionical

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Histrionic 84% connected

Alt. of Histrionical

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Melodramatic 84% connected

Of or pertaining to melodrama; like or suitable to a melodrama; unnatural in situation or action.

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Melodramatic 84% connected

Of or pertaining to melodrama; like or suitable to a melodrama; unnatural in situation or action.

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Showy 84% connected

Making a show; attracting attention; presenting a marked appearance; ostentatious; gay; gaudy.

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Showy 84% connected

Making a show; attracting attention; presenting a marked appearance; ostentatious; gay; gaudy.

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Narrower term 1

Matinee 76% connected

A reception, or a musical or dramatic entertainment, held in the daytime. See SoirEe.

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Performance 76% connected

The act of performing; the carrying into execution or action; execution; achievement; accomplishment; representation by action; as, the performance o…

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Present 74% connected

Being at hand, within reach or call, within certain contemplated limits; -- opposed to absent.

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Present 74% connected

Being at hand, within reach or call, within certain contemplated limits; -- opposed to absent.

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Represent 74% connected

To present again or anew; to present by means of something standing in the place of; to exhibit the counterpart or image of; to typify.

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Represent 74% connected

To present again or anew; to present by means of something standing in the place of; to exhibit the counterpart or image of; to typify.

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Representation 74% connected

The act of representing, in any sense of the verb.

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Representation 74% connected

The act of representing, in any sense of the verb.

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Theater 74% connected

Alt. of Theatre

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Theater 74% connected

Alt. of Theatre

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Pertains to 1

Theater 66% connected

Alt. of Theatre

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Synonym 1

Representation 92% connected

The act of representing, in any sense of the verb.

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