SCENES | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Scene

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

mid 16th century (denoting a subdivision of a play, or (a piece of) stage scenery): from Latin scena, from Greek skēnē ‘tent, stage’

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: siːn
Dialects: British English
Definition:

the place where an incident in real life or fiction occurs or occurred

Short Definition:

place where incident in real life or fiction occurs or occurred

Examples:
  • the emergency team were among the first on the scene
  • relatives left floral tributes at the scene of the crash
Definition:

a sequence of continuous action in a play, film, opera, or book

Short Definition:

sequence of continuous action in play, film or book

Examples:
  • a scene from Tarantino's latest movie

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