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curtain_raiser
has definitions from the fields of theater,performing arts
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[ noun ] any preliminary activity
Used in print (S. J. Perelman, The Rising Gorge. New York:...)All this , though , is simply a prelude , a curtain-raiser , for what ensues , and I doubt whether any Occidental could accurately forecast it . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (theater,performing arts) a short play presented before the main play
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