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center stage

center stage noun: the area in the center of the stage, especially one towards the front.

Noun

center stage (uncountable)

  1. (US) The area in the center of the stage, especially one towards the front.
  2. (US, broadly) An important or prominent position.
    • In terms of pure screen time and action, Helena often takes center stage in a film that should by all accounts belong to Indy, meaning Dr. Jones ends up feeling oddly secondary in a story that’s supposed to be his grand finale.2023 June 28, Lauren Coates, “Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny review: Harrison Ford goes to the whip”, in AV Club

Forms of center stage

alternative formcentre stage

Origin of center stage

center + stage

Questions about center stage

What does center stage mean?
Center stage means the area in the center of the stage, especially one towards the front.
What part of speech is center stage?
Center stage is a noun.

Words near center stage in the dictionary

  1. center spots
  2. center spread
  3. center spreads
  4. center square
  5. center squares
  6. center stage
  7. center stick
  8. center sticks
  9. Center Strafford
  10. center tap
  11. center taps

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