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- n any distinct time period in a sequence of events
we are in a transitional stage in which many former ideas must be revised or rejected - n a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
at what stage are the social sciences? - n a large platform on which people can stand and can be seen by an audience
he clambered up onto the stage and got the actors to help him into the box - n the theater as a profession (usually `the stage')
an early movie simply showed a long kiss by two actors of the contemporary stage - n a large coach-and-four formerly used to carry passengers and mail on regular routes between towns
we went out of town together by stage about ten or twelve miles - n a section or portion of a journey or course
then we embarked on the second stage of our Caribbean cruise - n any scene regarded as a setting for exhibiting or doing something
All the world's a stage"--Shakespeare
it set the stage for peaceful negotiations - n a small platform on a microscope where the specimen is mounted for examination
- v perform (a play), especially on a stage
we are going to stage `Othello' - v plan, organize, and carry out (an event)
the neighboring tribe staged an invasion
- In the heyday of Manhattan's stage the Theatre Guild published a quarterly house organ.
- The stage version spawned three Top 10 hits "One Night in Bangkok," "Nobody's Side" and "I Know Him So Well" and impressed many listeners as having the richest score of the .
- Daniel Hoevels narrowly escaped death after slashing his throat on stage with a real knife, instead of a blunt stage-prop blade.