different between theatre vs twofer

English

Etymology

From Middle English theater, theatre, from Old French theatre, from Latin theatrum, from Ancient Greek ??????? (théatron, “a place for viewing”), from ??????? (theáomai, “to see", "to watch", "to observe”).

Pronunciation

• like theater

• Hyphenation: thea?tre
• Hyphenation: the?a?tre

Noun

theatre (countable and uncountable, plural theatres)

1. (chiefly Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Britain) Alternative spelling of theater

Usage notes

• The spelling theatre is the main spelling in British English, with theater being rare.
• The spelling theater is the predominant American spelling; it accounts for about 80% of usage in COCA (the major corpus of American English). People who work in the theatre industry in the United States, however, usually use the spelling "theatre", especially when writing about the art-form while retaining "theater" to write about the location. The spelling is also used often in advertising.

Translations

Anagrams

• hat tree, hattree, teareth, tethera, theater, thereat

Middle English

Noun

theatre

1. Alternative form of theater

Middle French

Etymology

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Noun

theatre m (plural theatres)

1. theatre

Old French

Noun

theatre m (oblique plural theatres, nominative singular theatres, nominative plural theatre)

1. Alternative form of teatre

English

Etymology

Shortened form of two-for-one [deal], that is, two for the price of one (BOGO).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?tuf?/

Noun

twofer (plural twofers)

1. Something that yields a substantial additional benefit; something that figuratively kills two birds with one stone.
2. The fashion of wearing long sleeves outside a short-sleeved shirt.
3. A cabling device used in theatre, allowing two stage lighting instruments to be connected to one dimmer.

Related terms

• two birds with one stone

Translations

See also

• BOGO

Anagrams

• Fetrow