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- Dictionaryunderstudy/ˈʌndəˌstʌdi/
noun
- 1. (in the theatre) a person who learns another's role in order to be able to act at short notice in their absence: "he has played as understudy to Celtic's usual goalkeeper"
verb
- 1. study (a role or actor) as an understudy: "he had to understudy Prospero"
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