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curtail step
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curtain lecture
curtain raiser
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curtain raiser
curtain raiser (plural curtain raisers)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. preliminary performance: a short performance put on immediately before the main performance
2. preliminary event: a smaller or less important event that takes place before the main event
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