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English
Etymology
From down- + stage.
Pronunciation
Adverb
downstage (comparative more downstage, superlative most downstage)
- Toward or at the front of a theatrical stage.
- Towards a motion-picture or television camera.
Adjective
downstage (comparative more downstage, superlative most downstage)
- At the front of a stage.
Noun
downstage (uncountable)
- The part of a stage that is closest to the audience or camera.
Verb
downstage (third-person singular simple present downstages, present participle downstaging, simple past and past participle downstaged)
- (medicine, transitive) To restage downward; to restage (a case of a disease, usually a cancer) to a lower stage than that found at last assessment (compare upstage).
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