Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The arrangement of performers and properties on a stage for a theatrical production or before the camera in a film.
- noun A stage setting.
- noun Physical environment; surroundings.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The entire scenery, properties, and detail of an acted play; hence, the surroundings of any event.
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- noun Physical
environment ;surroundings . - noun The arrangement of
props andactors on a stage or forfilm .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[French, putting on stage : mise, putting + en, on + scène, stage.]
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From the French mise en scène.
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