they're renovating the old playhouse and adding extra screens
Recent Examples on the WebPerhaps because of such storylines, the early modern playhouse acquired a reputation as a site of gender nonconformity for performers and audience members alike.—Will Tosh, TIME, 11 Oct. 2024 Rebuilding the large wood playhouse with its own little deck cost another $10,000.—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2024 Willard’s enthusiasm is shared by the thousands of visitors a year who wander the park’s untamed valleys, a geological playhouse unlike any other park in the nation.—Carrie Dennis, Travel + Leisure, 6 Oct. 2024 By 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 See all Example Sentences for playhouse
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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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