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Osee  +  472455 Mon, 04 Feb 08 02:09 PM
Is understudy only used to mean an actor who learns the role of another? Is there any other meaning or usage of this word? Thanks.
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pieanne  +  472460 Mon, 04 Feb 08 02:27 PM
I don't know of any other use, sorry!
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Philip  +  472500 Mon, 04 Feb 08 03:27 PM
 Osee wrote:
Is understudy only used to mean an actor who learns the role of another? Is there any other meaning or usage of this word? Thanks.
It would certainly be understood in other contexts, but I've never seen it anywhere else.
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