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(noun) leg
a section or portion of a journey or course
then we embarked on the second stage of our Caribbean cruise
(noun) microscope stage
a small platform on a microscope where the specimen is mounted for examination
(noun) stagecoach
a large coach-and-four formerly used to carry passengers and mail on regular routes between towns
we went out of town together by stage about ten or twelve miles
a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
a remarkable degree of frankness; at what stage are the social sciences?
(noun) phase
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
we are in a transitional stage in which many former ideas must be revised or rejected
(verb) arrange
plan, organize, and carry out (an event)
the neighboring tribe staged an invasion
perform (a play), especially on a stage
we are going to stage `Othello'