/siːn/
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Translation
One short part of a film, play or story, or the place where something happened.
Word origin
From Latin scaena, from Greek skene, meaning the tent or stage at the back of a theatre.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- scaena
- English cognates
- scenery
Grammar
Gender
Pluralscenes
Examples
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"Scene" is one part of a film.
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"Scene" here means the place where it happened.
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"Scene" is a short piece of a play.
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