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CURTAIN RAISER

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any preliminary activity

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("curtain raiser" is a kind of...):

first step; initiative; opening; opening move (the first of a series of actions)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A short play presented before the main play

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("curtain raiser" is a kind of...):

play (a theatrical performance of a drama)

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