parascenium

noun

para·​sce·​ni·​um

ˌparəˈsēnēəm

plural parascenia

-nēə

: one of two projecting wings of the skene of an ancient Greek theater flanking and framing the proscenium

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek paraskēnion, from para- para- entry 1 + skēnē stage

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