scene
/siːn/ nounDefinition
PART OF FILM [C] › a short part of a film, play, or book in which the events happen in one place: a love scene the final scene
VIEW [C] › a view or picture of a place, event, or activity: scenes of everyday life
PLACE [C] › a place where an unpleasant event has happened: the scene of the crime The police soon arrived at the scene.
the club/gay/music, etc scene › all the things connected with a particular way of life or activity
ARGUMENT [C] › when people have a loud argument or show strong emotions in a public place: [usually singular] She made a scene when I told her she couldn't come with us.
(Definition of scene noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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