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🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

무대 뒤

Pronunciation / Transliteration: mudae dwi

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Backstage/ˈbæk.steɪdʒ/
nounadjectiveadverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"배우들은 공연 전에 무대 뒤에 모였다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The area behind the stage in a theater where actors and crew prepare and wait.

    "The actors gathered backstage before the curtain rose."
As adverb
  1. 1

    In or to the area behind the stage.

    "The director called for the actors to come backstage after the show."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from English 'back' (indicating the rear or area behind) and 'stage' (the raised platform for theatrical performances). First appearing in the mid-19th century, the term originally referred strictly to the dressing rooms and off-stage areas behind the performance space before expanding metaphorically to describe private or behind-the-scenes operations.

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