stage

v. perform, present; carry out, execute

n. raised platform; resting place on a journey; distance traveled between two resting places; phase, stage in development; stagecoach

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Noun
1. any distinct time period in a sequence of events; "we are in a transitional stage in which many former ideas must be revised or rejected"
(synonym) phase
(hypernym) time period, period of time, period
(hyponym) diakinesis
2. a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process; "a remarkable degree of frankness"; "at what stage are the social sciences?"
(synonym) degree, level, point
(hypernym) state
(hyponym) ladder
3. a large platform on which people can stand and can be seen by an audience; "he clambered up onto the stage and got the actors to help him into the box"
(hypernym) platform
(hyponym) mise en scene, stage setting, setting
(part-holonym) theater, theatre, house
(part-meronym) stage right, right stage
(derivation) present, represent
4. the theater as a profession (usually `the stage'); "an early movie simply showed a long kiss by two actors of the contemporary stage"
(hypernym) dramaturgy, dramatic art, dramatics, theater, theatre
(derivation) present, represent
5. any scene regarded as a setting for exhibiting or doing something; "All the world's a stage"--Shakespeare; "it set the stage for peaceful negotiations"
(hypernym) scene
(derivation) bring about, arrange
6. a large coach-and-four formerly used to carry passengers and mail on regular routes between towns; "we went out of town together by stage about ten or twelve miles"
(synonym) stagecoach
(hypernym) coach, four-in-hand, coach-and-four
7. a section or portion of a journey or course; "then we embarked on the second stage of our Caribbean cruise"
(synonym) leg
(hypernym) travel, traveling, travelling
(hyponym) fare-stage
(part-holonym) journey, journeying
8. a small platform on a microscope where the specimen is mounted for examination
(synonym) microscope stage
(hypernym) platform

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Verb
1. perform (a play), especially on a stage; "we are going to stage `Othello'"
(synonym) present, represent
(hypernym) re-create
(hyponym) set, localize, localise, place
(classification) performing arts
2. plan, organize, and carry out (an event)
(synonym) bring about, arrange
(hypernym) initiate, pioneer
(hyponym) dogfight

nm. course, traineeship, placement, institute, training

nm. training period, workshop, seminar, brief intensive educational program; traineeship, apprenticeship