PROSCENIUM


Meaning of PROSCENIUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ prō-ˈsē-nē-əm ]

noun

Etymology: Latin, from Greek proskēnion front of the building forming the background for a dramatic performance, stage, from pro- + skēnē building forming the background for a dramatic performance — more at scene

Date: 1606

1.

a. : the stage of an ancient Greek or Roman theater

b. : the part of a modern stage in front of the curtain

c. : the wall that separates the stage from the auditorium and provides the arch that frames it

2.

a. : foreground 1

b. : foreground 2

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.