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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024scene /sin/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- the place where some action occurs or has occurred:the scene of the accident.
- a view or picture:an artist who paints scenes of the South.
- an embarrassing display of anger, etc.:Don't make a scene; let's discuss this when we get home.
- Literaturea division of a play, etc., that represents a single episode:In the first scene the characters are introduced.
- Literaturethe place where the action of a story or an episode occurs.
- an area of activity, interest, etc.:the fashion scene.
Idioms- Idioms behind the scenes:
- in secret or in private.
- where the full operations of something take place:happy working behind the scenes to elect the next president.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024scene (sēn),USA pronunciation n. - the place where some action or event occurs:He returned to the scene of the murder.
- any view or picture.
- an incident or situation in real life.
- an embarrassing outbreak or display of anger, strong feeling, or bad manners:Please don't make a scene in such a public place.
- Literature, Show Businessa division of a play or of an act of a play, usually representing what passes between certain of the actors in one place.
- Show Business, Literaturea unit of action or a segment of a story in a play, motion picture, or television show.
- Show Business, Literaturethe place in which the action of a play or part of a play is supposed to occur.
- Show Businessscenery (def. 2).
- Literature
- an episode, situation, or the like, as in a narrative.
- the setting or locale of a story.
- Show Businessthe stage, esp. of an ancient Greek or Roman theater.
- an area or sphere of activity, current interest, etc.:the rock music scene; the fashion scene.
- Idioms behind the scenes, in secret or in private.
- make the scene, [Slang.]to appear in a particular place or engage in a particular activity:Let's make the scene downtown tonight. She was never one to make the drug scene.
- Greek skēné̄ booth (where actors dressed)
- Latin scēna background (of the stage)
- 1530–40
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged arena, stage, location; center, focus.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See view.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged episode.
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged demonstration, spectacle, show.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: scene /siːn/ n - the place where an action or event, real or imaginary, occurs
- the setting for the action of a play, novel, etc
- an incident or situation, real or imaginary, esp as described or represented
- a subdivision of an act of a play, in which the time is continuous and the setting fixed
- a single event, esp a significant one, in a play
- a shot or series of shots that constitutes a unit of the action
- the backcloths, stage setting, etc, for a play or film set; scenery
- the prospect of a place, landscape, etc
- a display of emotion, esp an embarrassing one to the onlookers
- informal the environment for a specific activity: the fashion scene
- informal interest or chosen occupation: classical music is not my scene
- rare the stage, esp of a theatre in ancient Greece or Rome
- behind the scenes ⇒ out of public view; privately
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin scēna theatrical stage, from Greek skēnē tent, stage |