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prompt side

American

Or prompt-side

noun

Theater.

the part of the stage that in the U.S. is to the right and in Britain to the left as one faces the audience. P.S.

prompt side British

noun

theatre the side of the stage where the prompter is, usually to the actor's left in Britain and to his right in the United States

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Etymology

Origin of prompt side

First recorded in 1830–40

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