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centerstage

centerstage is the alternative form of center stage.

Meaning of center stage

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

Origin of centerstage

From center + stage.

Questions about centerstage

What is centerstage the alternative form of?
Centerstage is the alternative form of center stage.

Words near centerstage in the dictionary

  1. centers of mass
  2. centers of pressure
  3. centers of symmetry
  4. centerspread
  5. centerspreads
  6. centerstage
  7. Centerville
  8. centerward
  9. centeses
  10. centesimal
  11. centesimally

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