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parascenium

[ par-uh-see-nee-uhm ]

noun

, plural par·a·sce·ni·a [par-, uh, -, see, -nee-, uh].
  1. either of two wings flanking and extending forward from the skene of an ancient Greek theater.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of parascenium1

1700–10; < New Latin < Greek paraskḗnion space at sides of stage. See para- 1, scene

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