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scene meaning and definition
Definition and meaning of scene at MeaningMonkey.org. scene meaning and definition in the English Dictionary.SCENE noun
Definition of scene (noun)
- the place where some action occurs
- "the police returned to the scene of the crime"
- an incident (real or imaginary)
- "their parting was a sad scene"
- the visual percept of a region
- a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film
- synonyms: shot
- a situation treated as an observable object
- "the political picture is favorable"; "the religious scene in England has changed in the last century"
- synonyms: picture
- a subdivision of an act of a play
- "the first act has three scenes"
- a display of bad temper
- "he had a fit"; "she threw a tantrum"; "he made a scene"
- synonyms: conniption, fit, tantrum
- 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"
- synonyms: view
- the context and environment in which something is set
- "the perfect setting for a ghost story"
- synonyms: setting
- the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale
- "they worked all night painting the scenery"
- synonyms: scenery
Source: Princeton University Wordnet