"backstage" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: backstage [singular], backstages [plural]
Etymology: back + stage Etymology templates: {{compound|back|stage}} back + stage Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The area in a theatre behind the stage.
    Sense id: simple-backstage-en-noun-Fb6zimi2

Preposition

Forms: backstage
Etymology: back + stage Etymology templates: {{compound|back|stage}} back + stage Head templates: {{preposition}} [POS TABLE]
  1. In the area in a theatre behind the stage.
    Sense id: simple-backstage-en-prep-YOi19ZF8
     
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