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noun

Proscenium n. (pl. proscenia)

(Anc. Theater) The part where the actors performed; the stage.

(Modern Theater) The part of the stage in front of the curtain; sometimes, the curtain and its framework.

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Etymology of 'Proscenium'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Proscenium" Quotes from Famous Books

... two occupied were in the lower rows of the parquet, close under the right-hand stage box; and from where they sat it was thus possible to look into the wings on the opposite side of the stage. It was in the little opening between the proscenium and the curtain that the man in evening dress unexpectedly appeared. His appearance caught Smith's eye, and he watched curiously to see what was to follow. In his hand this person held a watch at which he glanced hastily, and then made two steps to come ...

— White Ashes • Sidney R. Kennedy and Alden C. Noble

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