scene
A notice to actors that their performance has endedA notice to actors that their performance has ended.
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/siːn/
Meaning
1 sensesA notice to actors that their performance has ended.
Near-synonym: cut!
Origin
From Late Middle English scene, from Middle French scene, borrowed from Latin sc(a)ena, frFrom 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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