The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Parascenium — Par a*sce ni*um, n.; pl. {Parascenia}. [NL., fr. Gr. ?; para beside + ? stage.] (Greek & Rom. Antiq.) One of two apartments adjoining the stage, probably used as robing rooms. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
parascenium — /par euh see nee euhm/, n., pl. parascenia / nee euh/. either of two wings flanking and extending forward from the skene of an ancient Greek theater. [1700 10; < NL < Gk paraskénion space at sides of stage. See PARA 1, SCENE] * * * … Universalium
proscenium — noun /prəʊˈsiː.ni.əm,proʊˈsiː.ni.əm/ a) The stage area between the curtain and the orchestra. The front of the scene building and of the parascenia came to be decorated with a row of columns, the proscenium (πρό, before +σκηνή). b) The stage area … Wiktionary
