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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Proscenium \Pro*sce"ni*um\, noun; pl. {Proscenia}. [L., fr. Gr. ?; ? before + ? a tent, a wooden stage, the stage. See {Scene}.]
1. (Anc. Theater) The part where the actors performed; the stage.
2. (Modern Theater) The part of the stage in front of the curtain; sometimes, the curtain and its framework.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
proscenium
noun
1: the part of a modern theater stage between the curtain and the orchestra (i.e., in front of the curtain) [syn: {apron}, {forestage}]
2: the wall that separates the stage from the auditorium in a modern theater [syn: {proscenium wall}] [also: {proscenia} (pl)]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
69 Moby Thesaurus words for "proscenium": L, R, acting area, anteriority, apron, apron stage, backstage, band shell, bandstand, board, bold front, brave face, brave front, bridge, coulisse, display, dock, dressing room, facade, face, facet, facia, flies, fly floor, fly gallery, fore, forefront, foreground, forehand, foreland, forepart, forequarter, foreside, forestage, foreword, front, front elevation, front man, front matter, front page, front view, frontage, frontal, frontier, frontispiece, greenroom, grid, gridiron, head, heading, lap, lightboard, obverse, orchestra, orchestra pit, performing area, pit, preface, prefix, priority, proscenium stage, shell, stage, stage left, stage right, switchboard, the boards, window dressing, wings
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