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Thematic vs Theatrical - What's the difference?

thematic | theatrical |

As adjectives the difference between thematic and theatrical

is that thematic is relating to, or having a theme or a topic while theatrical is of or relating to the theatre.

As nouns the difference between thematic and theatrical

is that thematic is a postage stamp that is part of a thematic collection while theatrical is a stage performance, especially one by amateurs.

thematic

English

Adjective

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  • relating to, or having a theme or a topic
    • He had a thematic collection of postage stamps with flags on them
  • (music) relating to a melodic subject
  • (linguistics) Of a word stem, ending in a vowel that appears in or otherwise influences the noun or verb's inflection.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A postage stamp that is part of a thematic collection

    • theatrical

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of or relating to the theatre.
  • * 12 July 2012 , Sam Adams, AV Club Ice Age: Continental Drift
    • The matter of whether the world needs a fourth Ice Age movie pales beside the question of why there were three before it, but Continental Drift feels less like an extension of a theatrical franchise than an episode of a middling TV cartoon, lolling around on territory that’s already been settled.
  • Fake and exaggerated.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A stage performance, especially one by amateurs.