CURTAIN CALL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does curtain call mean? 

• CURTAIN CALL (noun)
  The noun CURTAIN CALL has 1 sense:

1. an appearance by actors or performers at the end of the concert or play in order to acknowledge the applause of the audience

  Familiarity information: CURTAIN CALL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CURTAIN CALL (noun)

Meaning:

An appearance by actors or performers at the end of the concert or play in order to acknowledge the applause of the audience

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

curtain call; bow

Hypernyms ("curtain call" is a kind of...):

thanks (an acknowledgment of appreciation)