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scene

Dictionary definition · scene

noun

  1. the place where some action occurs"the police returned to the scene of the crime"
  2. an incident (real or imaginary)"their parting was a sad scene"
  3. the visual percept of a region"the most desirable feature of the park are the beautiful views"
  4. a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film
  5. a situation treated as an observable object"the political picture is favorable"
  6. a subdivision of an act of a play or performance"the first act has three scenes"
  7. a display of bad temper"he had a fit"
  8. graphic art consisting of the graphic or photographic representation of a visual percept"he painted scenes from everyday life"
  9. the context and environment in which something is set"the perfect setting for a ghost story"
  10. the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale"they worked all night painting the scenery"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).