downstage

[ adverb, noun doun-steyj; adjective doun-steyj ]
/ adverb, noun ˈdaʊnˈsteɪdʒ; adjective ˈdaʊnˌsteɪdʒ /
Theater

adverb

at or toward the front of the stage.

adjective

of or relating to the front of the stage.

noun

the front half of the stage.

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Origin of downstage

First recorded in 1895–1900; down1 + stage

Words nearby downstage

downside, downsize, downslide, downspin, downspout, downstage, downstairs, downstate, downstream, downstroke, downswing
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British Dictionary definitions for downstage

downstage
/ (ˈdaʊnˈsteɪdʒ) theatre /

adverb

at or towards the front of the stage

adjective

of or relating to the front of the stage

noun

the front half of the stage
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