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Added 9 October 2026

scene

/siːn/ noun

In Latin: locus Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about scene at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The place where some action occurs.
the police returned to the scene of the crime
An incident (real or imaginary).
their parting was a sad scene
The visual percept of a region.
the most desirable feature of the park are the beautiful views

Origin

From Late Middle English scene, from Middle French scene, borrowed from Latin sc(a)ena, from Ancient Greek σκηνή (skēnḗ, “scene, stage”). Doublet of scena and skene.

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