they're renovating the old playhouse and adding extra screens
Recent Examples on the WebBy unflinchingly confronting the harsh realities of human vanity, hatred, and prejudice in his works, Shakespeare and his playhouse were able to foster a space for dialogue that Yachnin believes is sorely lacking in today’s polarized and fragmented media landscape.—Karl Moore, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024 One of the festival’s main venues is the Salzburg State Theater, a 700-seat playhouse whose jewel-box 19th-century, neo-Baroque auditorium, adorned with gold leaf and red velvet, recently reopened after extensive renovations.—A.j. Goldmann, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2024 Give your kids their own space with this small, chic wooden playhouse.—Cristian Esteban, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2024 The playhouse offered him the opportunity to stage the play for five weeks — later extended to eight — instead.—Brock Colyar, Vulture, 28 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for playhouse
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Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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The first known use of playhouse was
before the 12th century
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