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stage whisper definition

stage whisper

  1. a loud whisper by an actor on the stage, heard by the audience but supposed not to be heard by other actors on stage
  2. any similar loud whisper meant to be overheard

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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