A mondegreen / Ë m É n d Éª É¡ r iË n / is a mishearing or misinterpretation of a phrase as a result of near-homophony, in a way that gives it a new meaning. Mondegreens are most often created by a person listening to a poem or a song; the listener, being unable to clearly hear a lyric, substitutes words that sound similar and make some kind of sense. American writer Sylvia Wright coined the term in 1954, writing about how as a girl she had misheard the lyric ...and laid him on the green in a Scottish ballad as ...and Lady Mondegreen.
Often, facilities. 1  something designed, built, installed, etc., to serve a specific function affording a convenience or service: transportation facilities; educational facilities; a new research facility.
theÂ·aÂ·ter or theÂ·aÂ·tre (thÄâ²É-tÉr) n. 1. A building, room, or outdoor structure for the presentation of plays, films, or other dramatic performances. 2. A room with tiers of seats used for lectures or demonstrations: an operating theater at a medical school.