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
5. 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.
6. scenery (sense )
7. a view of people or places; picture or spectacle
8. an awkward or embarrassing display of strong or excited feeling before others to make a scene in court
9. an episode, situation, or event, real or imaginary, esp. as described or represented
10. 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