backstage

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English

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Etymology

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From back +‎ stage.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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backstage (not comparable)

  1. Relating to, or situated in the area behind a stage.
  2. Secret, concealed from the public.

Derived terms

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Translations

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Adverb

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backstage (comparative more backstage, superlative most backstage)

  1. Towards the area behind the stage.
  2. Out of view of the public.
    • 1966, “Backstage”, performed by Gene Pitney:
      Backstage I'm lonely, backstage I cry / You've gone away and each night I seem to die a little

Translations

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Noun

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backstage (plural backstages)

  1. The area behind a stage out of view of the audience where performers wait to give their show; especially that of the dressing rooms.
  2. The private portion of the space used by a business or enterprise.
    • 2013, Raymond Fisk, Stephen Grove, Joby John, Services Marketing Interactive Approach, →ISBN, page 73:
      Another broad issue regarding the physical setting involves decisions about the setting's frontstage and backstage.

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Anagrams

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Finnish

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Etymology

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< English backstage

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbækstei̯dʒ/, [ˈbæks̠te̞i̯dʒ]
  • IPA(key): /ˈbɑkstɑɡe/, [ˈbɑ̝ks̠tɑ̝ɡe̞]
  • IPA(key): /ˈbækstɑɡe/, [ˈbæks̠tɑ̝ɡe̞]

Noun

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backstage (slang)

  1. backstage (area behind a stage out of view of the audience where performers wait to give their show)
    Synonyms: takahuone, bäkkäri

Declension

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Inflection of backstage (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
nominative backstage backstaget
genitive backstagen backstagejen
partitive backstagea backstageja
illative backstageen backstageihin
singular plural
nominative backstage backstaget
accusative nom. backstage backstaget
gen. backstagen
genitive backstagen backstagejen
backstagein rare
partitive backstagea backstageja
inessive backstagessa backstageissa
elative backstagesta backstageista
illative backstageen backstageihin
adessive backstagella backstageilla
ablative backstagelta backstageilta
allative backstagelle backstageille
essive backstagena backstageina
translative backstageksi backstageiksi
abessive backstagetta backstageitta
instructive backstagein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of backstage (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative backstageni backstageni
accusative nom. backstageni backstageni
gen. backstageni
genitive backstageni backstagejeni
backstageini rare
partitive backstageani backstagejani
inessive backstagessani backstageissani
elative backstagestani backstageistani
illative backstageeni backstageihini
adessive backstagellani backstageillani
ablative backstageltani backstageiltani
allative backstagelleni backstageilleni
essive backstagenani backstageinani
translative backstagekseni backstageikseni
abessive backstagettani backstageittani
instructive
comitative backstageineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative backstagesi backstagesi
accusative nom. backstagesi backstagesi
gen. backstagesi
genitive backstagesi backstagejesi
backstageisi rare
partitive backstageasi backstagejasi
inessive backstagessasi backstageissasi
elative backstagestasi backstageistasi
illative backstageesi backstageihisi
adessive backstagellasi backstageillasi
ablative backstageltasi backstageiltasi
allative backstagellesi backstageillesi
essive backstagenasi backstageinasi
translative backstageksesi backstageiksesi
abessive backstagettasi backstageittasi
instructive
comitative backstageinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative backstagemme backstagemme
accusative nom. backstagemme backstagemme
gen. backstagemme
genitive backstagemme backstagejemme
backstageimme rare
partitive backstageamme backstagejamme
inessive backstagessamme backstageissamme
elative backstagestamme backstageistamme
illative backstageemme backstageihimme
adessive backstagellamme backstageillamme
ablative backstageltamme backstageiltamme
allative backstagellemme backstageillemme
essive backstagenamme backstageinamme
translative backstageksemme backstageiksemme
abessive backstagettamme backstageittamme
instructive
comitative backstageinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative backstagenne backstagenne
accusative nom. backstagenne backstagenne
gen. backstagenne
genitive backstagenne backstagejenne
backstageinne rare
partitive backstageanne backstagejanne
inessive backstagessanne backstageissanne
elative backstagestanne backstageistanne
illative backstageenne backstageihinne
adessive backstagellanne backstageillanne
ablative backstageltanne backstageiltanne
allative backstagellenne backstageillenne
essive backstagenanne backstageinanne
translative backstageksenne backstageiksenne
abessive backstagettanne backstageittanne
instructive
comitative backstageinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative backstagensa backstagensa
accusative nom. backstagensa backstagensa
gen. backstagensa
genitive backstagensa backstagejensa
backstageinsa rare
partitive backstageaan
backstageansa
backstagejaan
backstagejansa
inessive backstagessaan
backstagessansa
backstageissaan
backstageissansa
elative backstagestaan
backstagestansa
backstageistaan
backstageistansa
illative backstageensa backstageihinsa
adessive backstagellaan
backstagellansa
backstageillaan
backstageillansa
ablative backstageltaan
backstageltansa
backstageiltaan
backstageiltansa
allative backstagelleen
backstagellensa
backstageilleen
backstageillensa
essive backstagenaan
backstagenansa
backstageinaan
backstageinansa
translative backstagekseen
backstageksensa
backstageikseen
backstageiksensa
abessive backstagettaan
backstagettansa
backstageittaan
backstageittansa
instructive
comitative backstageineen
backstageinensa

Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English backstage.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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backstage m (invariable)

  1. backstage
    Synonym: retroscena

Spanish

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from English backstage.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /baɡsˈteit͡ʃ/ [baɣ̞sˈt̪ei̯t͡ʃ]
  • Rhymes: -eitʃ

Noun

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backstage m (plural backstages)

  1. backstage

Usage notes

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According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.

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