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proscenium


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Proscenium  \Pro*sce"ni*um\,  n.;  pl  {Proscenia}.  [L.,  fr  Gr  ?; 
  ?  before  +  ?  a  tent,  a  wooden  stage,  the  stage.  See  {Scene}.] 
  1.  (Anc.  Theater)  The  part  where  the  actors  performed;  the 
  stage. 
 
  2.  (Modern  Theater)  The  part  of  the  stage  in  front  of  the 
  curtain;  sometimes  the  curtain  and  its  framework. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  proscenium 
  n  1:  the  part  of  a  modern  theater  stage  between  the  curtain  and 
  the  orchestra  (ie,  in  front  of  the  curtain)  [syn:  {forestage}] 
  2:  the  wall  that  separates  the  stage  from  the  auditorium  in  a 
  modern  theater  [syn:  {proscenium  wall}] 




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