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Meaning
Noun
●
In Theater:
The part of a
stage
that is farthest from the
audience
or camera.
Adv
●
Toward or at the
rear
of a
theatrical
stage.
●
Away from the
audience
or camera.
Adj
●
At the
rear
of a stage.
●
Haughty, aloof.
Verb
●
To
draw attention
away
from others, especially on-stage.
●
In Theater:
To
force
other
actors
to
face away
from the
audience
by
staying
upstage.
●
To
treat
snobbishly.
●
In Medicine:
To
restage
upward; to
restage
(a case of a
disease
, usually a
cancer
) to a higher
stage
than that found
at last
assessment.
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Origin
upstage
English
stage
English
stage
Middle English (1100-1500)
estage
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
-age
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
-aticum
Latin
ester
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
esto
Latin
sto
Latin
up
English
upp
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
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Etym
Antonyms
Downstage
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Rhymes
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