offstage
adverb
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L196009 on Wikidata ↗adjective
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L338886 on Wikidata ↗Wiktionary
adj
Etymology: From off + stage.
- Of or relating to that part of a stage not visible to the audience.
- Of or relating to the private life of a celebrity.
adv
Etymology: From off + stage.
- Taking place offstage (as above).
verb
Etymology: From off + stage.
- To relegate (part of a play) to the offstage area, rather than showing it to the audience.
“A boy has just murdered another one year older than himself, but Morgan offstages the event as a nuntius would the horrors of Greek tragedy.”