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stage

UK/stɑːʒ/ US/ˈsteɪdʒ/ common us
noun (8) verb (2)

noun

1.

any distinct time period in a sequence of events

  • “we are in a transitional stage in which many former ideas must be revised or rejected”
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2.

a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process

  • “a remarkable degree of frankness”
  • “at what stage are the social sciences?”
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3.

a large platform on which people can stand and can be seen by an audience

  • “he clambered up onto the stage and got the actors to help him into the box”
4.

the theater as a profession (usually `the stage'')

  • “an early movie simply showed a long kiss by two actors of the contemporary stage”
5.

any scene regarded as a setting for exhibiting or doing something

  • “All the world”
  • “--Shakespeare;”
6.

a large coach-and-four formerly used to carry passengers and mail on regular routes between towns

  • “we went out of town together by stage about ten or twelve miles”
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7.

a section or portion of a journey or course

  • “then we embarked on the second stage of our Caribbean cruise”
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8.

verb

1.

perform (a play), especially on a stage

  • “we are going to stage”
  • “'”
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2.

plan, organize, and carry out (an event)

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Origin

From Middle English stage, from Old French estage (“dwelling, residence; position, situation, condition”), from Old French ester (“to be standing, be located”). Cognate with Old English stæþþan (“to make staid, stay”), Old Norse steðja (“to place, provide, confirm, allow”), Old English stede (“state, status, standing, place, station, site”). More at stead. Doublet of étage.

Phrases

  • all the world's a stage Terms derived from stage (noun)
  • anal stage Terms derived from stage (noun)
  • assistant stage manager Terms derived from stage (noun)
  • cage stage Terms derived from stage (noun)
  • caveman stage Terms derived from stage (noun)
  • center stage Terms derived from stage (noun)
  • centre stage Terms derived from stage (noun)
  • coaling stage Terms derived from stage (noun)

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