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diorama

UK/ˌdaɪəˈrɑːmə//ˌdaɪəˈrɑmə/

diorama noun: a three-dimensional display of a scenery, often having a painted background in front of which models are arranged, e.g. in a museum where stuffed animals are presented against a painted landscape.

diorama: a three-dimensional display of a scenery, often having a painted background in front of which...
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Noun

diorama (plural dioramas)

  1. A three-dimensional display of a scenery, often having a painted background in front of which models are arranged, e.g. in a museum where stuffed animals are presented against a painted landscape.
    • With his diorama-like compositions and tales of longing — usually for a loving family — Wes Anderson has taken audiences most everywhere on the planet: Asia and Europe, New York City and the American southwest, a fox’s hole and an island inhabited by dogs.2025 May 29, Alissa Wilkinson, “‘The Phoenician Scheme’ Review: Benicio Del Toro Plans to Save His Soul”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

diorama meaning in Persian

diorama in Persian

a three-dimensional display of a scenery
شهر فرنگ šahr-e farang

Forms of diorama

pluraldioramas

Origin of diorama

Borrowed from French diorama.

Words formed from diorama

Words that rhyme with diorama

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Questions about diorama

What does diorama mean?
Diorama means a three-dimensional display of a scenery, often having a painted background in front of which models are arranged, e.g. in a museum where stuffed animals are presented against a painted landscape.
What is diorama in Persian?
Diorama in Persian is شهر فرنگ (šahr-e farang). See Diorama meaning in Persian.
What part of speech is diorama?
Diorama is a noun.
How do you pronounce diorama?
Diorama is pronounced /ˌdaɪəˈrɑːmə/ (UK).
What is the plural of diorama?
The plural of diorama is dioramas.

Words near diorama in the dictionary

  1. dioptrics
  2. dioptries
  3. dioptrometry
  4. dioptry
  5. Dioquino Zobel
  6. diorama
  7. dioramas
  8. dioramic
  9. diorchic
  10. diorcinol
  11. Dioretsa

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