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sce·nery (sē′nə rē)

noun pl. sceneries -·er·ies

  1. painted screens, backdrops, hangings, etc., used on the stage to represent places and surroundings in a play, opera, etc.
  2. the general appearance of a place; features of a landscape

Etymology: < obs. scenary, scenic < LL scenarius < L scena, scene

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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