early door
noun
A door at a theatre which opens for a period of admission ending some time before the performance begins, in order to offer a guaranteed seat or a wider selection of seating, typically for a higher price; frequently attributive (usually with hyphen).
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in The Academy: a monthly record of literature, learning, science, and art.
- artificialism
- artificiality
- artificialize
- artificialized
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- artificial language
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