stagelike

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English

Etymology

From stage +‎ -like.

Adjective

stagelike (comparative more stagelike, superlative most stagelike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a stage (setting where a dramatic work is performed).
  2. (sciences) proceeding through discrete stages; often used of developmental processes.
    • 1997, Bonatti et al., "Precis of beyond modularity," Behavioral and Brain Science 20(2), 351-360
      "Contra Piaget, I argue that:(1) development rarely involves stagelike domain-general change."

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