scæne

Noun

scene (countable and uncountable, plural scenes)

1. The location of an event that attracts attention.
   • the scene of the crime
2. (archaic) The stage.
   • They stood in the centre of the scene.
3. The decorations; furnishings, and backgrounds of a stage, representing the place in which the action of a play is set.
   • to paint scenes
4. A part of a dramatic work that is set in the same place or time. In the theatre, generally a number of scenes constitute an act.
   • The play is divided into three acts, and in total twenty-five scenes.
5. The location, time, circumstances, etc., in which something occurs, or in which the action of a story, play, or the like, is set up.
   • In Troy, there lies the scene.c. 1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Troylus and Cressida”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...
6. A combination of objects or events in view or happening at a given moment at a particular place.
   • He assessed the scene to check for any danger, and agreed it was safe.

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