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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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