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offstage

adj

Etymology

From off + stage.

derived from ester — “to be standing, be located”
derived from estage — “dwelling, residence; position, situation, condition”
inherited from stage
compounded as offstage — “off + stage”

Definitions

Of or relating to that part of a stage not visible to the audience.
Of or relating to the private life of a celebrity.
Taking place offstage (as above).
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  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.

The neighborhood

antonymonstage

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for offstage. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA