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stagger-through

stagger-through noun: the rehearsal of an entire show.

Noun

stagger-through (plural stagger-throughs)

  1. The rehearsal of an entire show.
    • And so I went there with the rehearsal pianists and we just did stagger-throughs, so that we could time it, so that we could know what was going on.1998, Opera, volume 49, numbers 7-10, page 1036
    • There may be a “stagger-through” in between, a run-through with occasional stops for critical discussions and changes.2016, Don Harmon, Producing in Theater, page 45

Forms of stagger-through

pluralstagger-throughs

Origin of stagger-through

Deverbal from stagger through, modeled after readthrough and walkthrough. So called because there may be notional staggers (mistakes, pauses for discussion, etc.).

Questions about stagger-through

What does stagger-through mean?
Stagger-through means the rehearsal of an entire show.
What part of speech is stagger-through?
Stagger-through is a noun.
What is the plural of stagger-through?
The plural of stagger-through is stagger-throughs.

Words near stagger-through in the dictionary

  1. stagger breathed
  2. stagger breathes
  3. stagger breathing
  4. stagger juice
  5. stagger soup
  6. stagger-through
  7. stagger-throughs
  8. staggerbush
  9. staggerbushes
  10. staggered
  11. staggered shelves

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