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Playhouse (noun) means a theatre where plays are performed.

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A theatre where plays are performed.
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Etymology

Comes from Middle English *pleyhous, possibly a continuation of Old English pleġhūs (“playhouse, theatre”). By surface analysis it is play + house. Compare Dutch speelhuis and German Spielhaus.

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"playhouse" (noun) means a theatre where plays are performed.
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Other words for "playhouse" include theater.

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