Category of the theatre
Hi. Does the phrase "the theatre" in one of the definitions for the word "drama" given in the Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary, which is given below, mean the whole category or class or theatre? Also, does the definite article "the" in front of the word "theatre" extend to the word "radio," too? Thank you in advance for your help.
A drama is a serious play for the theatre, television, or radio.
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anonymous Does the phrase "the theatre" ... mean the whole category or class or of? theatre?
- anonymous Does the phrase "the theatre" ...
- mean the whole category or class or of?
- theatre?
- I don't quite understand your question because I don't know what you mean exactly by "whole class of theatre".
- However, insofar as I understand it, I suspect the answer is 'yes'.
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anonymousDoes the phrase "the theatre" ... mean the whole category or classorof? theatre?
I don't quite understand your question because I don't know what you mean exactly by "whole class of theatre". However, insofar as I understand it, I suspect the answer is 'yes'.
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