adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Resembling or characteristic of a stage (setting where a dramatic work is performed).
2. 2
   proceeding through discrete stages; often used of developmental processes.

   "Contra Piaget, I argue that:(1) development rarely involves stagelike domain-general change."

Synonyms

All synonyms

balleticdramaticfilmhamhammyhistrionic

Example

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"Contra Piaget, I argue that:(1) development rarely involves stagelike domain-general change."

Etymology

From stage + -like.

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