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Offstage   /ˈɔfstˈeɪdʒ/   Listen
Offstage

adjective
1.
Situated or taking place in the area of a stage not visible to the audience.
2.
Concealed from public view or attention.  Synonym: backstage.
adverb
1.
Behind the scenes; not on stage.
2.
Not in public.
noun
1.
A stage area out of sight of the audience.  Synonyms: backstage, wing.





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"Offstage" Quotes from Famous Books



... Mary felt that truly the "day was a bitter almond." It even began to be dramatically muggy and threatening, in keeping with her state of mind—the sort of forced weather that issues offstage in roars of thunder the moment the villain begins his plotting. She took a street car, having meant to walk and give herself time to pull together and adopt the fat smile ...
— The Gorgeous Girl • Nalbro Bartley
... was a planet below. The ship descended toward it. It swelled visibly as the space-ship approached. Cochrane stood out of camera-range and acted as director as well as producer of the opus. He used even Johnny Simms as an offstage voice repeating stern commands. It was corny. There was no doubt about it. It had a ...
— Operation: Outer Space • William Fitzgerald Jenkins


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