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单词 curtain call
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curtain call

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noun

the appearance of the performers at the conclusion of a theatrical or other performance in response to the applause of the audience.
each individual appearance of a performer at the end of a performance in response to prolonged applause.

Origin of curtain call

First recorded in 1880–85

Words nearby curtain call

curst, curt, curtail, curtail step, curtain, curtain call, curtain lecture, curtain line, curtain raiser, curtains, curtains for, be.
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Example sentences from the Web for curtain call

  • While the applause, reaching curtain-call after curtain-call, surged all about him, young Lancaster was lost in rverie.

    Cape of Storms|Percival Pollard

British Dictionary definitions for curtain call

curtain call

noun

the appearance of performers at the end of a theatrical performance to acknowledge applause
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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