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—stageable, adj. —stageability, stageableness, n. —stageably, adv.n.1. a single step or degree in a process; a particular phase, period, position, etc., in a process, development, or series.2. a raised platform or floor, as for speakers, performers, etc.3. Theat.a. the platform on which the actors perform in a theater.b. this platform with all the parts of the theater and all the apparatus back of the proscenium.6. the scene of any action.7. a stagecoach.8. a place of rest on a journey; a regular stopping place of a stagecoach or the like, for the change of horses, mules, etc.9. the distance between two places of rest on a journey; each of the portions of a journey.10. a portion or period of a course of action, of life, etc.: the adolescent stage of human development.11. Entomol.a. any one of the major time periods in the development of an insect, as the embryonic, larval, pupal, and imaginal stages.12. Econ., Sociol. a major phase of the economic or sociological life of human beings or society: the patriarchal stage.13. Geol. a division of stratified rocks corresponding to a single geologic age.14. the small platform of a microscope on which the object to be examined is placed. See illus. under microscope.15. Radio. an element in a complex mechanism, as a tube and its accessory structures in a multiple amplifier.16. Rocketry. a section of a rocket containing a rocket engine or cluster of rocket engines, usually separable from other such sections when its propellant is exhausted.17. by easy stages, working, traveling, etc., slowly, with frequent pauses; unhurriedly, with many stops; gradually.18. go on the stage, to become an actor, esp. in the theater: She knew from the age of 12 that she would go on the stage.19. hold the stage,a. to continue to be produced, as a play or other theatrical production.b. to be the center of attention.20. on stage, performing, esp. as an actor.v.t.21. to represent, produce, or exhibit on or as if on a stage: The drama class staged a play during Christmas vacation.22. to furnish with a stage, staging, stage set, etc.23. to write, direct, or produce (a play) with the action taking place as if in a specified locale or time: He staged the fantasy on Mars in the year 2500.24. to plan, organize, or carry out (an activity), esp. for dramatic or public effect: Workers staged a one-day strike.v.i.26. to be suitable for presentation or performance on the stage: The script didn't stage well.27. to travel by stagecoach.[1250-1300; ME (n.) < OF estage (F étage) < VL *staticum standing place, equiv. to stat(us) STATUS + -icum, neut. of -icus -IC]
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