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backstage vs stage

stage vs backstage

backstage and stage both are nouns.

backstage is an adjective but stage is not an adjective.

backstage is not a verb while stage is a verb.

backstage is an adverb but stage is not an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
backstage Yes Yes No Yes
stage Yes No Yes No
As nouns, stage is a hypernym of backstage; that is, stage is a word with a broader meaning than backstage:
  • backstage: a stage area out of sight of the audience
  • stage: a large platform on which people can stand and can be seen by an audience
backstage (noun) stage (noun)
a stage area out of sight of the audience a section or portion of a journey or course
a large platform on which people can stand and can be seen by an audience
a large coach-and-four formerly used to carry passengers and mail on regular routes between towns
a small platform on a microscope where the specimen is mounted for examination
the theater as a profession (usually `the stage')
any scene regarded as a setting for exhibiting or doing something
a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
backstage (adjective) stage (adjective)
concealed from public view or attention
backstage (verb) stage (verb)
perform (a play), especially on a stage
plan, organize, and carry out (an event)
backstage (adverb) stage (adverb)
in or to a backstage area of a theater
out of view of the public; behind the scenes
Difference between backstage and stage

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