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groundling

/ˈɡraʊnd.lɪŋ/

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noun

/ˈɡraʊnd.lɪŋ/C2formalbritishartobsolete
  • ruСуществительное, обозначающее зрителя, который стоял в дешёвой открытой зоне перед сценой в елизаветинских театрах, таких как «Глобус».

A noun referring to a spectator who stood in the cheap, open area in front of the stage in Elizabethan theaters, such as the Globe.

  1. Elizabethan theater spectatorC1formalbritish

    A member of the audience in the cheapest standing area of an Elizabethan theater, typically near the stage.

    ruЗритель в партере

    • The groundlings often threw food at the actors if they disliked a performance.
    • Shakespeare's plays were written to entertain both the nobility and the groundlings.
    • The groundlings stood in the pit, close to the stage, for the entire play.
Forms
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  • groundlings' possessive plural form
  • groundling's possessive singular form