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scenography definition

sce·nog·ra·phy (sē näg′rə fē)

noun

the art of drawing or painting in perspective; esp., the painting of stage scenes in ancient Greece

Etymology: L scaenographia < Gr skēnographia < skēnē, scene + graphein: see graphic

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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