Phrase guide
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Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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noun
Any scenic element, structure or object used to conceal unwanted areas of the stage, backstage, lighting equipment, or offstage space from the audience's view.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, theater
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
scenery used to block the audience's view of parts of the stage that should not be seen
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: masking
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: scenery, scene
History
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