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CURTAIN RAISER

Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

IPA (US): 

 Dictionary entry overview: What does curtain raiser mean? 

CURTAIN RAISER (noun)
  The noun CURTAIN RAISER has 2 senses:

1. any preliminary activityplay

2. a short play presented before the main playplay

  Familiarity information: CURTAIN RAISER used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CURTAIN RAISER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Any preliminary activity

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("curtain raiser" is a kind of...):

first step; initiative; opening; opening move (the first of a series of actions)


Sense 2

Meaning:

A short play presented before the main play

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("curtain raiser" is a kind of...):

play (a theatrical performance of a drama)


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