What is to study, as another actor's part, in order to be his substitute in an emergency; to study another actor's part called?
understudy — To study, as another actor's part, in order to be his substitute in an emergency; to study another actor's part. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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