stageable

stageable
stage ► NOUN 1) a point, period, or step in a process or development. 2) a raised floor or platform on which actors, entertainers, or speakers perform. 3) (the stage) the acting or theatrical profession. 4) a scene of action or forum of debate. 5) a floor of a building. 6) each of two or more sections of a rocket or spacecraft that are jettisoned in turn when their propellant is exhausted. 7) Electronics a part of a circuit containing a single amplifying transistor or valve. 8) Geology a range of strata corresponding to an age in time, forming a subdivision of a series. 9) archaic a stagecoach.
► VERB 1) present a performance of (a play or other show). 2) organize and participate in (a public event). 3) cause (something dramatic or unexpected) to happen.
● hold the stage — Cf. ↑hold the stage
● set the stage for — Cf. ↑set the stage for
DERIVATIVES stageable adjective.
ORIGIN Old French estage 'dwelling' , from Latin stare 'to stand' .

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