Scene
/siːn/
The meaning and definition of Scene, with examples, synonyms, and a word game to make it stick.
Definition
noun
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The location of an event that attracts attention.
“the scene of the crime”
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A part of a dramatic work that is set in the same place or time. In the theatre, generally a number of scenes constitute an act.
“The most moving scene is the final one, where he realizes he has wasted his whole life.”
verb
- To exhibit as a scene; to make a scene of; to display.
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Origin
From Middle French scene, from Latin scaena, from Ancient Greek σκηνή.
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Source: Etymological Wordnet (CC BY-SA 3.0)
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