postsceniumn.

Brit.

/ˌpəʊs(t)ˈsiːnɪəm/, U.S.

/ˌpoʊs(t)ˈsiniəm/

Forms: 1700s– postscenium, 1900s– postscaenium.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin postscaenium.

Etymology: < classical Latin postscaenium < post- post- prefix + scaena scene n. + -ium (see -y suffix⁴), after proscaenium proscenium n. Compare earlier parascenium n. and proscenium n.

Classical Theatre.

A part of an ancient Greek or Roman theatre behind the stage, where props could be stored and to which the actors retired. Also called parascenium. Cf. proscenium n.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > the theatre or the stage > a theatre > stage > [noun] > area behind stage

postscenium1728

1728 E. Chambers Cycl. Parascenium, or Postscenium, among the Romans, was a Place behind the Theatre, whither the Actors withdrew to dress, undress, &c.

1791 A. Adam Rom. Antiq. 335 Postscenium, the place behind the scene, where the actors dressed and undressed.

1842 J. Gwilt Encycl. Archit. Gloss. 1019 Postscenium or Parascenium, in ancient architecture, the back part of the theatre, where the machinery was deposited, and where the actors retired to robe themselves.

1885 Amer. Jrnl. Archeol. & Hist. Fine Arts 1 207 The supporting walls of the scene and postscenium were strengthened for the substitution, in the fourth century b.c., of a stone for a previous wooden superstructure.

1926 F. Muirhead & M. Monmarché Southern France xiv. 98 These stage-doors admitted the actors to the postscenium, which now contains sculptured fragments.

1985 J. Trapido et al. Internat. Dict. Theatre Lang. 670 Sometimes used for dressing, the postscaenium could, in some forms, have served as a waiting area for performers, as well as for small storage.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	postscenium
释义	postsceniumn. Brit. /ˌpəʊs(t)ˈsiːnɪəm/, U.S. /ˌpoʊs(t)ˈsiniəm/ Forms: 1700s– postscenium, 1900s– postscaenium. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin postscaenium. Etymology: < classical Latin postscaenium < post- post- prefix + scaena scene n. + -ium (see -y suffix⁴), after proscaenium proscenium n. Compare earlier parascenium n. and proscenium n. Classical Theatre. A part of an ancient Greek or Roman theatre behind the stage, where props could be stored and to which the actors retired. Also called parascenium. Cf. proscenium n. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > the theatre or the stage > a theatre > stage > [noun] > area behind stage postscenium1728 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. Parascenium, or Postscenium, among the Romans, was a Place behind the Theatre, whither the Actors withdrew to dress, undress, &c. 1791 A. Adam Rom. Antiq. 335 Postscenium, the place behind the scene, where the actors dressed and undressed. 1842 J. Gwilt Encycl. Archit. Gloss. 1019 Postscenium or Parascenium, in ancient architecture, the back part of the theatre, where the machinery was deposited, and where the actors retired to robe themselves. 1885 Amer. Jrnl. Archeol. & Hist. Fine Arts 1 207 The supporting walls of the scene and postscenium were strengthened for the substitution, in the fourth century b.c., of a stone for a previous wooden superstructure. 1926 F. Muirhead & M. Monmarché Southern France xiv. 98 These stage-doors admitted the actors to the postscenium, which now contains sculptured fragments. 1985 J. Trapido et al. Internat. Dict. Theatre Lang. 670 Sometimes used for dressing, the postscaenium could, in some forms, have served as a waiting area for performers, as well as for small storage. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1728
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