proscenium
2 synonyms for proscenium, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — The area of a stage that lies between the curtain and where the orchestra is positioned.
Synonyms
Less common
Still standard English, but they carry more weight.
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Etymology
Traceable to Latin proscaenium ("in front of the scenery"), which came from Ancient Greek προσκήνιον (proskḗnion), built from πρό (pró, "before") and σκηνή (skēnḗ, "scene building").
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