adj
Meaning 1
At the front of a stage.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
downstage
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adv
Meaning 2
Toward or at the front of a theatrical stage.
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adv
Meaning 3
Towards a motion-picture or television camera.
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noun
Meaning 4
The part of a stage that is closest to the audience or camera.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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verb
Meaning 5
To restage downward; to restage (a case of a disease, usually a cancer) to a lower stage than that found at last assessment (compare upstage).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: medicine, sciences
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adjective
Meaning 6
of the front half of a stage
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Antonyms: upstage
adverb
Meaning 7
at or toward the front of the stage
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the actors moved further and further downstage
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Antonyms: upstage
noun
Meaning 8
the front half of the stage (as seen from the audience)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: stage
History
Etymology
From down- + stage.