A stage is a raised platform where performances, speeches, or events take place. It can also mean a particular step, period, or phase in a process or development.
From Old French “estage” meaning “story of a building, stage, platform,” from Vulgar Latin *“staticum” meaning “standing place,” from Latin “stare” meaning “to stand.” The idea is a place where something is set up or happens.
We talk about ‘taking the stage’ in both life and theater because a stage is any place where you’re suddenly visible and judged. The same word handles rock concerts and the ‘stages of life,’ which are like platforms your life story stands on for a while.
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