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backstage

adverb

  1. parts of theater not visible to audience
L186480 on Wikidata ↗

noun

  1. parts of theater not visible to audience
L316643 on Wikidata ↗

adjective

No English definition recorded for this entry.

L334707 on Wikidata ↗

Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /bækˈsteɪd͡ʒ/

adj

Etymology: From back + stage.

  1. Relating to, or situated in the area behind a stage.
  2. Secret, concealed from the public.

adv

Etymology: From back + stage.

  1. Towards the area behind the stage.
  2. Out of view of the public.

    Backstage I'm lonely, backstage I cry / You've gone away and each night I seem to die a little

noun

Etymology: From back + stage.

  1. The area behind a stage out of view of the audience where performers wait to give their show; especially that of the dressing rooms.
  2. The private portion of the space used by a business or enterprise.

    Another broad issue regarding the physical setting involves decisions about the setting's frontstage and backstage.