proscenia

Variant of proscenium

proscenium definition

pro·sceni·um (prō sē′nē əm)

noun pl. prosceniums -·ni·ums or proscenia -·nia (-ə)

  1. the stage of an ancient Greek or Roman theater
    1. the apron of a stage
    2. the plane separating the stage proper from the audience and including the arch (proscenium arch) and the curtain within it

Etymology: L < Gr proskēnion < pro-, before + skēnē, tent, stage: see scene

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