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Staged
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noun
1.
a single step or degree in a process; a particular phase, period, position, etc., in a process, development, or series.
2.
a raised platform or floor, as for speakers, performers, etc.
3.
Theater.
a.
the platform on which the actors perform in a theater.
b.
this platform with all the parts of the theater and all the apparatus back of the proscenium.
4.
the stage, the theater, especially acting, as a profession: He plans to make the stage his career.
5.
EXPANDMovies. sound stage.
6.
the scene of any action.
7.
a stagecoach.
8.
a place of rest on a journey; a regular stopping place of a stagecoach or the like, for the change of horses, mules, etc.
9.
the distance between two places of rest on a journey; each of the portions of a journey.
10.
a portion or period of a course of action, of life, etc.: the adolescent stage of human development.
11.
Entomology.
a.
any one of the major time periods in the development of an insect, as the embryonic, larval, pupal, and imaginal stages.
b.
Also called stadium. any one of the periods of larval growth between molts.
12.
Economics, Sociology. a major phase of the economic or sociological life of human beings or society: the patriarchal stage.
13.
Geology. a division of stratified rocks corresponding to a single geologic age.
14.
the small platform of a microscope on which the object to be examined is placed.
15.
Radio. an element in a complex mechanism, as a tube and its accessory structures in a multiple amplifier.
16.
COLLAPSERocketry. a section of a rocket containing a rocket engine or cluster of rocket engines, usually separable from other such sections when its propellant is exhausted.
verb (used with object)
17.
to represent, produce, or exhibit on or as if on a stage: The drama class staged a play during Christmas vacation.
19.
to write, direct, or produce (a play) with the action taking place as if in a specified locale or time: He staged the fantasy on Mars in the year 2500.
20.
to plan, organize, or carry out (an activity), especially for dramatic or public effect: Workers staged a one-day strike.
21.
to classify the natural progression of (a disease, especially cancer).
verb (used without object)
Idioms22.
to be suitable for presentation or performance on the stage: The script didn't stage well.
23.
to travel by stagecoach.
24.
by easy stages, working, traveling, etc., slowly, with frequent pauses; unhurriedly, with many stops; gradually.
25.
go on the stage, to become an actor, especially in the theater: She knew from the age of 12 that she would go on the stage.
26.
hold the stage,
a.
to continue to be produced, as a play or other theatrical production.
b.
to be the center of attention.
27.
on stage, performing, especially as an actor.
Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English (noun) < Old French estage (French étage) < Vulgar Latin *staticum standing place, equivalent to stat(us) status + -icum, neuter of -icus -ic
1250–1300; Middle English (noun) < Old French estage (French étage) < Vulgar Latin *staticum standing place, equivalent to stat(us) status + -icum, neuter of -icus -ic
Related forms
stage·a·ble, adjective
stage·a·bil·i·ty, stage·a·ble·ness, noun
stage·a·bly, adverb
in·ter·stage, adjective
re·stage, verb (used with object), -staged, -stag·ing.
EXPANDSynonyms
6. spot, setting, locale.
6. spot, setting, locale.
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Word Origin & History
stage
c.1300, "story of a building, raised floor for exhibitions," from O.Fr. estage "a story or floor of a building, stage for performance," from V.L. *staticum "a place for standing," from L. statum, pp. of stare "to stand" (see stet). Meaning "platform for presentation of a play"
EXPANDis attested from 1548; generalized for "profession of an actor" from 1589. Sense of "period of development or time in life" first recorded 1608, probably from M.E. sense of "degree or step on the 'ladder' of virtue, 'wheel' of fortune, etc.," in parable illustrations and morality plays. The verb meaning "to put (a play) on the stage" first recorded 1879; general sense of "to mount" (a comeback, etc.) is attested from 1924. Stage-coach is 1658, from the sense of "division of a journey without stopping for rest" (1603). Stage mother is from 1919. Stage-Door Johnny "young man who frequents stage doors seeking the company of actresses, chorus girls, etc." is attested from 1912. Stage-struck is from 1813; earlier stage-smitten (1682). Stage-whisper first attested 1865.
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Medical Dictionary
stage (stāj)
n.
A period in the course of a disease.
The platform on a microscope that supports a slide for viewing.
A particular step, phase, or position in a developmental process.
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