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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

onstage en · ADJ

Etymology

From on + stage.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) On the part of a stage that is visible to the audience.

Forms

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onstage en · ADV

Etymology

From on + stage.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Taking place on the part of a stage that is visible to the audience.
    • Mr. Kirk sat onstage with his wife Friday night and drove home the weekend’s message. 2025 June 23, Emma Goldberg, Jake Dockins, “‘Less Burnout, More Babies’: How Conservatives Are Winning Young Women”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 23 Jun 2025:
    • The first is a special—a single lighting instrument that lights a particular spot on the stage. Specials generally have no color, or a more saturated color, allowing them to stand out through other lighting onstage. 2009, Jennifer Bringle, Lighting, page 23:

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Antonyms

offstage