forestage

C2+ Topic:General Vocabulary

US /ˈfɔrsteɪdʒ/ UK /ˈfɔːsteɪdʒ/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
the part of a stage in front of the curtain; the apron

The actor stepped onto the forestage to deliver his soliloquy.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the part of a stage in... apron proscenium forefront

Opposites

backstage

Word family

Related forms fore stage

Etymology

A compound of fore- ('front') and stage (from Old French estage 'position, story', from Vulgar Latin *staticum, from Latin stare 'to stand'), denoting the part of a stage in front of the curtain.

fore Old English estage Old French stare Latin

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Topics

General Vocabulary

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# forestage

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈfɔrsteɪdʒ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈfɔːsteɪdʒ/

## Meanings
1. the part of a stage in front of the curtain; the apron

## Examples
- The actor stepped onto the forestage to deliver his soliloquy.

## Synonyms
- apron
- proscenium
- forefront

## Antonyms
- backstage

## Related Forms
- fore
- stage

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: fore
- Root: estage
- Root: stare

## Etymology
A compound of fore- ('front') and stage (from Old French estage 'position, story', from Vulgar Latin *staticum, from Latin stare 'to stand'), denoting the part of a stage in front of the curtain.

## AI Etymology
Forestage is a compound of fore- ('front') and stage (from Old French estage 'position, story', from Vulgar Latin *staticum, from Latin stare 'to stand'), denoting the part of a stage in front of the curtain. The etymological trail includes Old English fore, Old French estage, and Latin stare. As a noun, forestage names the part of a stage in front of the curtain; the apron. The same family is visible in related forms such as fore and stage. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history.

## Topics
- General Vocabulary

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