stage direction
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noun
an instruction written into the script of a play, indicating stage actions, movements of performers, or production requirements.
the art or technique of a stage director.
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Origin of stage direction
First recorded in 1780–90
Words nearby stage direction
stage brace, stage business, stagecoach, stagecraft, staged, stage direction, stage director, stage-dive, stage door, stage-door Johnny, stage-driver
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British Dictionary definitions for stage direction
stage direction
noun theatre
an instruction to an actor or director, written into the script of a play
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Cultural definitions for stage direction
stage direction
Part of the script of a play that tells the actors how they are to move or to speak their lines. Enter, exit, and exeunt are stage directions.
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