stage direction
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noun
1.
an instruction written into the script of a play, indicating stage actions, movements of performers, or production requirements.
2.
the art or technique of a stage director.
Origin:
1780–90
1780–90
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| stage direction | |
| —n | |
| an instruction to an actor or director, written into the script of a play | |
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Stage direction
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
American Heritage
Cultural Dictionary
stage direction definition
Part of the script of a play that tells the actors how they are to move or to speak their lines. Enter, exit, and exeunt are stage directions.
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Example sentences
When he was appointed to the job, he indicated that he would play down stage direction and concentrate on administration.
Identify stage direction, mood, relationship and plot.
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