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/esˈθena/ ES
/esˈsena/ MX
Translation
scene, stage, setting
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Word origin
From Latin scaena ('stage, scene'), borrowed from Greek skene ('tent, stage building'). The same root gives the English word below.
- Origin
- Greek
- Root
- skene
- English cognates
- scene, scenery
Grammar
Examples
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The final scene of the film left me speechless.
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He made a scene in the street in front of everyone.
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The crime scene was closed off by the police.
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The scene of the garden at dawn was lovely.
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We practised the scene several times before recording it.
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