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substage en · NOUN

Etymology

From sub- + stage.

Meanings

1. The stage, below the main stage of a microscope, to which attachments are fixed.
2. A stage making up part of a larger stage.
   • These passwords will take you to every substage of the game. 1991, Rusel DeMaria, Zach Meston, Nintendo Games Secrets, volume 2, page 324:
   • Which, then, of these glacial substages provided the proper conditions and saw the first population of man in America? 1958, Division of Mines and Geology, Washington, Information circular:

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