proscenium
noun/prəˈsiːniəm/
/prəˈsiːniəm/
- the part of the stage in a theatre that is in front of the curtain
- a traditional theatre with a proscenium arch (= one that forms a frame for the stage where the curtain is opened)
Oxford Collocations DictionaryProscenium is used before these nouns:- arch
Word Originearly 17th cent.: via Latin from Greek proskēnion, from pro ‘before’ + skēnē ‘stage’.Definitions on the go
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