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scena

/ˈʃeɪnə/

scena noun: a scene in an opera.

Noun

scena (plural scenas or scenae)

  1. A scene in an opera.
  2. An accompanied dramatic recitative, interspersed with passages of melody, or followed by a full aria.
    • Few Contralto singers are unacquainted with the beautiful Scena, Ah rendimi qual core, from Mitrane.1886, William Smith Rockstro, A General History of Music
  3. (historical) The stage of an ancient theatre.

Forms of scena

pluralscenas
pluralscenae

Origin of scena

Borrowed from Italian scena. Doublet of scene.

Words that rhyme with scena

Questions about scena

What does scena mean?
Scena means a scene in an opera.
What part of speech is scena?
Scena is a noun.
How do you pronounce scena?
Scena is pronounced /ˈʃeɪnə/.
What is the plural of scena?
The plural of scena is scenas.

Words near scena in the dictionary

  1. sceliphrolactam
  2. sceloporine
  3. sceloporines
  4. scelp
  5. scelps
  6. scena
  7. scenae
  8. scenari
  9. scenaria
  10. scenarii
  11. scenario

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