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myriorama|mɪrɪəˈræmə, -ˈɑːmə|
[f. Gr. µῡρίος countless + ὅρᾱµα view. Cf. panorama.]
a. A picture made of a number of separate sections which are capable of being combined in numerous ways so as to form different scenes.
1824(title) Myriorama, a collection of many thousand landscapes designed by Mr. Clark on 16 oblong cards. 1832Encycl. Amer. IX. 116 Myriorama,.. a sort of landscape kaleidoscope recently invented by Brés, of Paris, and improved by Clark, of London... With 16 cards 20,922,789,888,000 changes may be made.
b. An entertainment consisting of a succession of a large number of views.
1901Westm. Gaz. 7 Dec. 5/2 The School Board has paid for the admission of 2,000 children to a myriorama. 1901Scotsman 12 Mar. 7/3 Mr. C. W. Poole..opened a short season's engagement with his myrioramic entertainment. |