Bout and Stage

Bout

Bout noun - A competitive encounter between individuals or groups carried on for amusement, exercise, or in pursuit of a prize.

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Stage and bout are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Stage" instead a noun "Bout".

Stage noun - A level usually raised surface.

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Bout and stage are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bout" instead a noun "Stage".

Nearby Words: stagy, staged, staging, stager, stagey

long	long bout	long stage
similar	similar bout	similar stage
normal	normal bout	normal stage
short	short bout	short stage
Other adjectives: single, small, actual, entire, massive, big, new, early, major, next, last, said, earlier.

Sabrewulf's stage has a well the loser can be knocked into if one of the fighters is first knocked through the nearby wall during the bout.

Source: Video Game / Killer Instinct
In Real Bout Special and 2, there is an opera singer visible in Krauser's stage, and she sings in time with the vocals of his new theme.

Source: Source Music
Also implied in Krauser's castle in Real Bout: Fatal Fury Special, in which there is an opera singer on a balcony overhead in the stage introduction.

Source: Left the Background Music On aka: Sorry I Left The BGM On

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