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    stage
    [stāj]
    noun
    the stage (noun)
    1. a point, period, or step in a process or development:
      "there is no need at this stage to give explicit details" · "I was in the early stages of pregnancy"
      • a section of a journey or race:
        "the final stage of the journey is made by taxi"
      • each of two or more sections of a rocket or spacecraft that have their own engines and are jettisoned in turn when their propellant is exhausted.
      • electronics
        a specified part of a circuit, typically one consisting of a single amplifying transistor or valve with the associated equipment:
        "a series resistance between the headphones and the output stage"
    2. a raised floor or platform, typically in a theater, on which actors, entertainers, or speakers perform:
      "there are only two characters on stage"
      • (the stage)
        the acting or theatrical profession:
        "I've always wanted to go on the stage"
      • a scene of action or forum of debate, especially in a particular political context:
        "Argentina is playing a leading role on the international stage"
    3. a floor or level of a building or structure:
      "the upper stage was added in the 17th century"
      • (on a microscope) a raised and usually movable plate on which a slide or object is placed for examination.
    4. geology
      (in chronostratigraphy) a range of strata corresponding to an age in time, forming a subdivision of a series:
      "the Oxfordian stage"
      • (in paleoclimatology) a period of time marked by a characteristic climate:
        "the Boreal stage"
    5. historical
      archaic term for stagecoach
    6. EAST AFRICAN ENGLISH
      a place designated for a bus, taxi, or other public vehicle to stop and let passengers on and off; a bus stop or taxi stand:
      "he was waiting at the taxi stage" · "get off the bus at a stage called Nyabugogo"
    Origin
    Middle English (denoting a floor of a building, platform, or stopping place): shortening of Old French estage ‘dwelling’, based on Latin stare ‘to stand’. Current senses of the verb date from the early 17th century.
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