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stage

 
 
pronunciation:
steIj
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part of speech: noun
definition 1: A stage is a raised area in a theater or other large room. A stage is used for concerts, plays, and other things that people come to watch or hear. A stage is raised so that people can see performers or speakers who are on it.
Wesley gets to be on the stage for almost the whole play, but he doesn't say much because his character is sleeping until the very end.
 
similar words:
arena, platform
definition 2: A stage is a step in a process of growing or making something.
In an early stage of life, frogs have tails, but in a later stage, they don't have tails anymore.The construction of the new building is in an early stage now. It might not be finished until next year.
 
synonyms:
level, phase
similar words:
degree, step
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