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Definition curtain raiser in American English

curtain raiser noun

[countable] noun
/ˈkɜrt(ə)nˌreɪzər/
1

a short performance that is put on before a more important one

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1.1

an event that happens before a more important one, or an event that is the first in a series

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Definition curtain raiser in American English