curtain call

noun

The moment at the end of a performance when actors come back on the stage and thank the audience for applauding them for their performance.

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Meanings

nouncurtain call (plural curtain calls)

plural curtain calls

  1. The moment at the end of a performance when actors come back on the stage and thank the audience for applauding them for their performance.

    I've taken my bows / And my curtain calls

    1977, Freddie Mercury, “We Are the Champions”, in News of the World, performed by Queen

Synonyms & antonyms

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

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Czech děkovačka
  • děkovačkaTranslations
German Einruf
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Māori tūnga whakamihi
  • tūnga whakamihiTranslations
Swedish inrop
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Cite this entry
APA

curtain call. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/curtain%20call

MLA

“curtain call.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/curtain%20call. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “curtain call,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/curtain%20call.

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