Definition of scene

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scene - 11 definitions

- noun
1. scene -- the place where some action occurs; "the police returned to the scene of the crime"
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2. scene -- an incident (real or imaginary); "their parting was a sad scene"
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3. view -- the visual percept of a region; "the most desirable feature of the park are the beautiful views"
synonyms: view, aspect, prospect, vista, panorama
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4. scene -- a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film
synonyms: shot
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5. picture -- a situation treated as an observable object; "the political picture is favorable"; "the religious scene in England has changed in the last century"
synonyms: picture
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6. scene -- a subdivision of an act of a play; "the first act has three scenes"
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7. fit -- a display of bad temper; "he had a fit"; "she threw a tantrum"; "he made a scene"
synonyms: fit, tantrum, conniption
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8. scene -- graphic art consisting of the graphic or photographic representation of a visual percept; "he painted scenes from everyday life"; "figure 2 shows photographic and schematic views of the equipment"
synonyms: view
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9. setting -- the context and environment in which something is set; "the perfect setting for a ghost story"
synonyms: setting
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10. scenery -- the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale; "they worked all night painting the scenery"
synonyms: scenery
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11. scene, scenes -- the place where some action or event occurs
synonyms: scenes, scened, scening
Source:OWL 2 Web Ontology Language
 
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