playhouse - Wiktionary, the free dictionary (original) (raw)

See also: play house

English

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Etymology

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By surface analysis, play +‎ house, but attested as early as Old English pleġhūs.

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Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): /ˈpleɪhaʊs/

• Audio (Southern England):	(file)

Noun

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playhouse (plural playhouses)

1. A venue for performing plays.
   Synonym: theater
2. Alternative form of play house (“child's toy domestic dwelling”)

Translations

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venue for performing plays — see theater