Meaning

4 senses

  1. The stage area between the curtain and the orchestra.

    авансце́наavanscéna

    the part of a modern theater stage between the curtain and the orchestra (i.e., in front of the curtain)

  2. The stage area immediately in front of the scene building.

    проске́ниумproskénium

  3. The row of columns at the front of the scene building, at first directly behind the circular orchestra but later upon a stage.

    Bühnenfassade

  4. A proscenium arch.

Translations

4 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
modern theatre: stage area between the curtain and the orchestra:
ancient theatre: stage area immediately in front of the scene building:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
ancient theatre: row of columns at the front the scene building:

Origin

From Latin proscaenium (“in front of the scenery”), from Ancient Greek προσκήνιον (proskḗn

From Latin proscaenium (“in front of the scenery”), from Ancient Greek προσκήνιον (proskḗnion), from πρό (pró, “before”) + σκηνή (skēnḗ, “scene building”).

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Forms

plural: prosceniums / proscenia
Singularproscenium
Pluralprosceniums / proscenia

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the wall that separates the stage from the auditorium in a modern theater:proscenium wall
  • the part of a modern theater stage between the curtain and the orchestra (i.e., in front of the curtain):apronforestage

Word family

1 related words
Derivedproscenium curtain

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
propspropulsionprosaicproscribeC2proseB2prosecuteB2

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