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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A realistic piece of stage scenery constructed to stand by itself.
- noun An often brilliantly executed artistic or literary work characterized by a formal pattern.
- noun A carefully planned and executed military operation.
- noun A situation, activity, or speech planned beforehand and carried out according to a prescribed pattern or formula.
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- noun a piece of
freestanding stage scenery - noun any carefully planned
sequence ofoperations , especially as part of amilitary operation - noun an
elaborate action scene in amovie orvideo game - noun soccer any planned
strategy that ateam uses after play isrestarted with afree kick ,penalty kick ,corner kick ,goal kick ,throw-in orkickoff .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a piece of scenery intended to stand alone as part of the stage setting
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