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backstage

'bæksteidʒ6 senses · 325 ms
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adj/bækˈsteɪd͡ʒ/
  1. 1

    Relating to, or situated in the area behind a stage.not-comparable

  2. 2

    Secret, concealed from the public.not-comparable

adv/bækˈsteɪd͡ʒ/
  1. 1

    Towards the area behind the stage.

  2. 2

    Out of view of the public.

    • Backstage I'm lonely, backstage I cry / You've gone away and each night I seem to die a little
noun/bækˈsteɪd͡ʒ/
  1. 1

    The area behind a stage out of view of the audience where performers wait to give their show; especially that of the dressing rooms.

  2. 2

    The private portion of the space used by a business or enterprise.

    • Another broad issue regarding the physical setting involves decisions about the setting's frontstage and backstage.

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