01 a. Of or pertaining to a theater, or to the scenic representations; resembling the manner of dramatic performers; histrionic; hence, artificia…
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Of or pertaining to a theater, or to the scenic representations; resembling the manner of dramatic performers; histrionic; hence, artificial; as, theatrical performances; theatrical gestures.“No meretricious aid whatever has been called in -- no trick, no illusion of the eye, nothing theatrical.” — R. Jefferies.