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curtain calls

curtain calls is the plural of curtain call.

Meaning of curtain call

Noun

curtain call (plural curtain calls)

  1. The moment at the end of a performance when actors come back on the stage and thank the audience for applauding them for their performance.
    • I've taken my bows / And my curtain calls1977, Freddie Mercury, “We Are the Champions”, in News of the World, performed by Queen

Questions about curtain calls

What is curtain calls the plural of?
Curtain calls is the plural of curtain call.

Words near curtain calls in the dictionary

  1. curtain
  2. curtain array
  3. curtain arrays
  4. curtain bangs
  5. curtain call
  6. curtain calls
  7. curtain coating
  8. curtain coatings
  9. curtain lecture
  10. curtain lectures
  11. curtain off

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