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scene

UK/siːn/ US/ˈsin/ very common

noun

1.

the place where some action occurs

  • “the police returned to the scene of the crime”
2.

an incident (real or imaginary)

  • “their parting was a sad scene”
3.

the visual percept of a region

  • “the most desirable feature of the park are the beautiful views”
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4.

a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film

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5.

a situation treated as an observable object

  • “the political picture is favorable”
  • “the religious scene in England has changed in the last century”
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6.

a subdivision of an act of a play

  • “the first act has three scenes”
7.

a display of bad temper

  • “he had a fit”
  • “she threw a tantrum”
  • “he made a scene”
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8.

graphic art consisting of the graphic or photographic representation of a visual percept

  • “he painted scenes from everyday life”
  • “figure 2 shows photographic and schematic views of the equipment”
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9.

the context and environment in which something is set

  • “the perfect setting for a ghost story”
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10.

the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale

  • “they worked all night painting the scenery”
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Origin

From Late Middle English scene, from Middle French scene, borrowed from Latin sc(a)ena, from Ancient Greek σκηνή (skēnḗ, “scene, stage”). Doublet of scena and skene.

Phrases

  • change of scene
  • dark alternative scene
  • enter the scene
  • make a scene
  • mise en scene
  • on the scene
  • scene graph
  • scene kid

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