the time in the theatre when the actors come to the front of the stage at the end of a play to receive the APPLAUSE of the audience:
The audience clapped so much that the stars had to take fifteen curtain calls.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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In this entry, curtain call is tagged as noun.
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