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semistaged

semistaged adjective: partially but not entirely staged; thus, partially improvised.

Adjective

semistaged (not comparable)

  1. Partially but not entirely staged; thus, partially improvised
    • The director, Kate Bushmann, made resourceful use of the church in a semistaged production that relied on minimal props[…].2007 December 17, Steve Smith, “A Young Shepherds Ageless Trek”, in New York Times

Origin of semistaged

From semi- + staged.

Questions about semistaged

What does semistaged mean?
Semistaged means partially but not entirely staged; thus, partially improvised.
What part of speech is semistaged?
Semistaged is an adjective.

Words near semistaged in the dictionary

  1. semispontaneously
  2. semisquare
  3. semisquares
  4. semistability
  5. semistable
  6. semistaged
  7. semistagnation
  8. semistandard
  9. semistandardized
  10. semistar
  11. semistars

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