curtain-raiser

noun [C]

Definition

› a short play sometimes performed before the main playSpectacles and performancesDrama and plays › a small event that happens before a bigger one and is a preparation for itPreceding and introducing

(Definition of curtain-raiser noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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