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scene

noun [C] (THEATRE/FILM)
 
 
/siːn/

Definition

B1 a part of a play or film in which the action stays in one place for a continuous period of time: the funeral/wedding scene nude/sex scenes Juliet dies in Act IV, Scene iii.Parts of plays, shows and films
(Definition of scene noun (THEATRE/FILM) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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