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Definition of: proscenium
(prō·sē′nē·əm) noun plural ·ni·a (-nē·ə)
1. In a modern theater or similar building, that part of the stage between the curtain or drop scene and the orchestra, sometimes including the curtain and its arch.
2. In the ancient theater, the wall that formed a background for the actors. [<L <Gk. proskēnion <pro- before + skēnē a stage, orig. a tent]
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