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tableau vivant Definition

tab·leau vi·vant (tȧ blō vē vän)

noun pl. tab·leaux vi·vantstȧ blō vē vän

a representation of a scene, picture, etc. by a person or group in costume, posing silently without moving

Etymology: Fr, living tableau

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