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THEATER STAGE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A stage in a theater on which actors can perform

Synonyms:

theater stage; theatre stage

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("theater stage" is a kind of...):

stage (a large platform on which people can stand and can be seen by an audience)

Meronyms (parts of "theater stage"):

downstage (the front half of the stage (as seen from the audience))

proscenium; proscenium wall (the wall that separates the stage from the auditorium in a modern theater)

apron; forestage; proscenium (the part of a modern theater stage between the curtain and the orchestra (i.e., in front of the curtain))

theater curtain; theatre curtain (a hanging cloth that conceals the stage from the view of the audience; rises or parts at the beginning and descends or closes between acts and at the end of a performance)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "theater stage"):

boards ((used in the plural) the stage of a theater)

thrust stage (a theater stage that extends out into the audience's part of a theater and has seats on three sides)

Holonyms ("theater stage" is a part of...):

house; theater; theatre (a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented)

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