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scene (sēn)

noun

  1. in ancient Greece or Rome, a theater stage
  2. the place in which any event, real or imagined, occurs the scene of a battle
  3. the setting or locale of the action of a play, opera, story, etc. the scene of Hamlet is Denmark
  4. a division of a play, usually part of an act, in which conventionally the action is continuous and in a single place
    1. a part of a play, film, story, etc. that constitutes a unit of development or action, as a passage between certain characters
    2. Film a section of a film, usually made up of a number of shots, which is unified by time, setting, characters, etc.
  5. scenery (sense )
  6. a view of people or places; picture or spectacle
  7. an awkward or embarrassing display of strong or excited feeling before others to make a scene in court
  8. an episode, situation, or event, real or imaginary, esp. as described or represented
  9. Informal the locale or environment for a specified activity the poetry scene

Etymology: MFr scène < L scena, scaena < Gr skēnē, covered place, tent, stage < IE base *sai-, to gleam softly > shine

scene Idioms

behind the scenes

  1. backstage
  2. in private or in secrecy; not for public knowledge

make the scene

Slang
  1. to be present
  2. to participate, esp. in an effective or noticeable way

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Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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scene Synonyms

scene

n.

  1. Spectacle

    exhibition, display, picture; see view 1.

  2. A disturbance

    fuss, commotion, uproar; see disturbance 1, 2.

behind the scenes

surreptitiously, quietly, deviously; see secret 1, 3.

make the scene*

come, get there, make it*, show up; see arrive 1.


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scene Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • devastation: TV reports from Istanbul showed scenes of devastation, with glass filled streets and rubble outside the British Council.

Converse of object

  • delete: Fans of the film will be hugely disappointed as deleted scenes are nowhere to be seen.

Adjective modifier

  • underground: LAS rose through the ranks of the underground hip-hop scene with a distinctively organic vibe that was styled to connect with the common man.

Modifies a noun

  • footage: This DVD is full of behind the scenes footage which will have not been seen as yet by anyone.

Noun used with modifier

  • opening: The opening scene for the next James Bond film was shot on the local beach.
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scene quotes

O thou, the friend of man assigned, With balmy hands his wounds to bind, And charm his frantic woe: When first Distress with dagger keen Broke forth to waste his destined scene, His wild unsated foe!

-Collins,William

Faithöis the Pierless Bridge Supporting what We see Unto the Scene that We do not.

-Dickinson, Emily Elizabeth

No! I am not Prince Hamlet, nor was meant to be; Am an attendant lord, one that will do To swell a progress, start a scene or two, Advise the prince.

-Eliot,T(homas) S(tearns)

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