Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stage right

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.05 in modern English

Syllables: stage right
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The area to the right of the stage when looking towards the audience.

Uncountable

adv

Located at stage right.

adv

Involving a change of whether one is involved in a situation.

Example Sentences

"He enters stage right."
"Whether Bannon was sacked, resigned or left by mutual agreement – as usual with the Trump administration there are contradictory accounts – is immaterial. His exit, stage right, follows that of a clutch of other senior White House aides and reinforces the impression that his presidency is unravelling chaotically only seven months after he entered the Oval Office."

Etymology

From stage + right.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

more stage right (comparative) most stage right (superlative)

Phrases

centre stage center stage stage left

Frequently Paired Words

centre stage center stage stage left

Synonyms

right stage

Questions

What does stage right mean?: The area to the right of the stage when looking towards the audience.
Where does stage right come from?: From stage + right.

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