SCENE
\sˈiːn], \sˈiːn], \s_ˈiː_n]\
Definitions of SCENE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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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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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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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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a subdivision of an act of a play; "the first act has three scenes"
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an incident (real or imaginary); "their parting was a sad scene"
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the context and environment in which something is set; "the perfect setting for a ghost story"
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the place where some action occurs; "the police returned to the scene of the crime"
By Princeton University
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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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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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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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a subdivision of an act of a play; "the first act has three scenes"
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an incident (real or imaginary); "their parting was a sad scene"
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the context and environment in which something is set; "the perfect setting for a ghost story"
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the place where some action occurs; "the police returned to the scene of the crime"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The structure on which a spectacle or play is exhibited; the part of a theater in which the acting is done, with its adjuncts and decorations; the stage.
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The decorations and fittings of a stage, representing the place in which the action is supposed to go on; one of the slides, or other devices, used to give an appearance of reality to the action of a play; as, to paint scenes; to shift the scenes; to go behind the scenes.
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The place, time, circumstance, etc., in which anything occurs, or in which the action of a story, play, or the like, is laid; surroundings amid which anything is set before the imagination; place of occurrence, exhibition, or action.
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An assemblage of objects presented to the view at once; a series of actions and events exhibited in their connection; a spectacle; a show; an exhibition; a view.
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A landscape, or part of a landscape; scenery.
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An exhibition of passionate or strong feeling before others; often, an artifical or affected action, or course of action, done for effect; a theatrical display.
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To exhibit as a scene; to make a scene of; to display.
By Oddity Software
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The structure on which a spectacle or play is exhibited; the part of a theater in which the acting is done, with its adjuncts and decorations; the stage.
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The decorations and fittings of a stage, representing the place in which the action is supposed to go on; one of the slides, or other devices, used to give an appearance of reality to the action of a play; as, to paint scenes; to shift the scenes; to go behind the scenes.
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The place, time, circumstance, etc., in which anything occurs, or in which the action of a story, play, or the like, is laid; surroundings amid which anything is set before the imagination; place of occurrence, exhibition, or action.
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An assemblage of objects presented to the view at once; a series of actions and events exhibited in their connection; a spectacle; a show; an exhibition; a view.
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A landscape, or part of a landscape; scenery.
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An exhibition of passionate or strong feeling before others; often, an artifical or affected action, or course of action, done for effect; a theatrical display.
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To exhibit as a scene; to make a scene of; to display.
By Noah Webster.
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The time, place, or circumstance in which anything occurs, either in real life or in literature; a division of a play; spectacle; exhibition; a landscape; display of feeling between two or more persons.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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(orig.) The stage of a theatre on which the actors perform: a picture of the place of an action: a large painted view: place of action, occurrence, or exhibition: the part of a play acted without change of place: a series of events connected and exhibited: a number of objects presented to the view at once: spectacle: view: a display of strong feeling between two or more persons.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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A landscape; place and surroundings of an event; place represented on the stage; division of an act of a play; any striking exhibition or display, as of passion.
By James Champlin Fernald
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n. [ Latin, Greek] The structure on which a spectacle or play is exhibited; stage;—one of the slides, hangings, or other devices used to give an appearance of reality to the action of a play;—a division or portion of a play subordinate to an act;- place, time, circumstances, &c., in which any thing is imagined to occur, or where the action of a story. play, poem, or the like, is laid;-an assemblage of objects presented to the view at once; spectacle; show; exhibition; view;- a dramatic or striking exhibition of passionate feeling; a pathetic interview or the like;-also, action, or course of action, done for effect.
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