proscenium

noun

the wall that separates the stage from the auditorium in a modern theater

the part of a modern theater stage between the curtain and the orchestra (i.e., in front of the curtain)

Roots

propro- · Latin · forth, forward skene-scen · Greek · stage, scene

Synonyms for proscenium

forestagen stagen greenroomn bandstandn coulissen backstageadv

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