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downstage

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English

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Etymology

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    From down- + stage .

    Pronunciation

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    Adverb

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    downstage (comparative more downstage, superlative most downstage)

    1. Toward or at the front of a theatrical stage.
    2. Towards a motion-picture or television camera.

    Adjective

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    downstage (comparative more downstage, superlative most downstage)

    1. At the front of a stage.

    Noun

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    downstage (uncountable )

    1. The part of a stage that is closest to the audience or camera.

    Verb

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    downstage (third-person singular simple present downstages , present participle downstaging , simple past and past participle downstaged )

    1. (medicine , transitive ) To restage downward; to restage (a case of a disease, usually a cancer) to a lower stage than that found at last assessment (compare upstage ).

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