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parascenium

American

[par-uh-see-nee-uhm] / ˌpær əˈsi ni əm /

noun

either of two wings flanking and extending forward from the skene of an ancient Greek theater.

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noun

parascenia

plural

Etymology

Origin of parascenium

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

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