αυλαία
“αυλαία” is a Greek word. Its 6 meanings in English:
noun
- a heavy curtain that separates the stage of a theatre from the auditorium
- the end of a theatrical act, when the curtain is lowered
- the beginning of a theatrical act, when the curtain is raised
- the end of an affair or situation
- the beginning of developments in a case or situation
- the shutter of a film camera
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek αὐλαία (aulaía, “curtain”), from αὐλή (aulḗ)
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