proscenium C2+ Topic:Space, Position & Direction US /proʊˈsiniəm/ UK /prəˈsiːniəm/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the part of a theatre stage in front of the curtain, or its framing arch The actors stepped forward to the proscenium to take their bows. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the part of a theatre stage... stageforestageapron Word family Related forms scenescenic Etymology AI details From Latin proscaenium, from Ancient Greek proskēnion ('the space in front of the scenery'), from pro- ('before') + skēnē ('stage, tent, booth'). proskēnion Ancient Greek skēnē Ancient Greek View etymology graph -> Topics Space, Position & Direction External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # proscenium **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /proʊˈsiniəm/ **IPA (UK):** /prəˈsiːniəm/ ## Meanings 1. the part of a theatre stage in front of the curtain, or its framing arch ## Examples - The actors stepped forward to the proscenium to take their bows. ## Synonyms - stage - forestage - apron ## Related Forms - scene - scenic ## Roots and Affixes - Root: proskēnion - Root: skēnē ## Etymology From Latin proscaenium, from Ancient Greek proskēnion ('the space in front of the scenery'), from pro- ('before') + skēnē ('stage, tent, booth'). ## AI Etymology Proscenium is from Latin proscaenium, from Ancient Greek proskēnion ('the space in front of the scenery'), from pro- ('before') + skēnē ('stage, tent, booth'). Important recorded forms include proskēnion (Ancient Greek) and skēnē (Ancient Greek). Morphologically, the word preserves a built structure whose named elements carry the historical sense into English. The modern sense remains close to that composition, with the parts narrowing into a single lexical item. In current use it covers the part of a theatre stage in front of the curtain, or its framing arch. The wider family includes related words such as scene and scenic. ## Topics - Space, Position & Direction markdown