downstage

[ adverb noun doun-steyj; adjective doun-steyj ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adverb

downstage

/ ˈdaʊnˈsteɪdʒ /

First recorded in 1895–1900; down ¹ + stage

And he smiled and smiled, like a villain downstage with the spot full upon him.

A young woman and a middle-aged woman detached themselves from one of the waiting groups and came downstage.

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[fur-kin ]

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