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scene I. \ˈsēn\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle French, stage, from Latin scaena, scena, from Greek skēnē booth, tent, skene, stage; akin to Greek skia shadow, Sanskrit chāyā color, shadow — more at shine 1. : one of the subdivisions or units of a dramatic presentation: as a. : a division of an act during which there is no change of place or lapse of continuity of time; especially : a division in a classical Roman or French drama in which there is no change of persons and which ends with the entrance or exit of one or more characters b. : a part of a drama or narrative featuring a single item (as a situation or dialogue) < a famous mad scene > c. : scena I 2 d. (1) : an episode in a motion picture consisting of a shot or a succession of related shots in which a single continuous action is represented (2) : a single sequence of continuous action in a television presentation consisting of one or more shots 2. a. : the material objects (as hangings, sets, furnishings) that impart an air of reality to the background of a dramatic representation : stage scenery : stage set < a scene shifter > — often used in plural < went back of the scenes > b. : a real or imaginary prospect likened to that presented by stage scenery : view, sight, vista < a sylvan scene > < the current scene > 3. a. : the place in which represented action (as in a play or story) is laid : surroundings amid which anything is set before the imagination b. : the place of occurrence or action : locale < the scene of a historic event > < the scene of this disaster > 4. : the stage on which a play is presented especially in an ancient Greek or Roman theater 5. a. scenes plural, obsolete : a theatrical presentation : a drama or other play b. archaic : the drama as an art or profession 6. a. : one of a sequence of actions and events especially as represented in literature or art < scenes of revelry and despair > < each scene more stirring than the last > b. : an episode viewed in real or imagined action < their parting was a sad scene > 7. a. : an exhibition of passionate or explosive and usually irate emotion (as between individuals) < a tempestuous scene of tears and remorse > b. : an affected display of passion or temper < made a scene to get her own way > • - behind the scenes II. transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) : to provide with scenes or scenery III. noun : a sphere of activity : a way of life < the social scene > |