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curtain call
noun
: the time when a performer returns to the stage at the end of a performance in response to the applause of the audience
Full Definition of CURTAIN CALL
: an appearance by a performer (as after the final curtain of a play) in response to the applause of the audience
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First Known Use of CURTAIN CALL
1884
Rhymes with CURTAIN CALL
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