stage

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[edit] English

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From Middle English, from Old French estage (“story of a building, performance stage”)

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stage (plural stages)

  1. A phase.
    He is in the recovery stage of his illness.
    Completion of an identifiable stage of maintenance such as removing an aircraft engine for repair or storage.
  2. The area, in any theatre, generally raised, upon which an audience watches plays or other public ceremonies.
    The band returned to the stage to play an encore.
  3. Abbreviated form of stagecoach, an enclosed horsedrawn carriage used to carry passengers.
    The stage pulled into town carrying the payroll for the mill and three ladies.
  4. (electronics) The number of an electronic circuit’s block, such as a filter, an amplifier, etc.
    a 3-stage cascade of a 2nd-order bandpass Butterworth filter
  5. The place on a microscope where the slide is located for viewing.
    He placed the slide on the stage.
  6. (video games) A level; one of the sequential areas making up the game.
    How do you get past the flying creatures in the third stage?
  7. This word needs a definition. Please help out and add a definition, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
    • 2011 September 2, Phil McNulty, “Bulgaria 0-3 England”, BBC:
      Rooney's United team-mate Chris Smalling was given his debut at right-back and was able to adjust to the international stage in relatively relaxed fashion as Bulgaria barely posed a threat of any consequence.

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Terms derived from stage (noun)

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phase
in theatre
short for stagecoach
number of an electronic circuit’s block
The place on a microscope
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stage (third-person singular simple present stages, present participle staging, simple past and past participle staged)

  1. To produce on a stage, to perform a play.
    The local theater group will stage "Pride and Prejudice".
  2. To demonstrate in a deceptive manner.
    The salesman’s demonstration of the new cleanser was staged to make it appear highly effective.
  3. (Of a protest or strike etc.) To carry out.
  4. To pause or wait at a designated location.
    We staged the cars to be ready for the start, then waited for the starter to drop the flag.

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to produce on a stage
to demonstrate in a deceptive manner
(protest, strike, ...) to carry out
to pause or wait

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stage m. (plural stages, ??? please provide the diminutive!)

  1. probation, induction
  2. apprenticeship

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From Medieval Latin stagium, itself from Old French estage: ester +‎ -age (modern French étage)

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stage m. (plural stages)

  1. internship, job that a trainee is doing in a workplace until a fixed date
    Ce jeune homme avait déjà fait un stage de ce genre auprès d’un des ministres tombés en 1827 ; mais le ministre avait eu soin de le placer à la Cour des Comptes. (Honoré de Balzac, Modeste Mignon, 1844)
  2. probation, induction

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Etymology

From French stage.

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  • IPA: /staʒ/ (cf. French stage)
  • IPA: /steidʒ/ (via erroneous connection to the English stage)

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stage m. inv.

  1. internship

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