"curtain call" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: curtain calls [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} curtain call (plural curtain calls)
  1. The moment at the end of a performance when actors come back on the stage and thank the audience for applauding them for their performance. Translations (Translations): děkovačka [feminine] (Czech), Einruf [masculine] (German), tūnga whakamihi (Māori), inrop [neuter] (Swedish)

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