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/seen/, n.1. the place where some action or event occurs: He returned to the scene of the murder.2. any view or picture.3. an incident or situation in real life.4. an embarrassing outbreak or display of anger, strong feeling, or bad manners: Please don't make a scene in such a public place.5. a division of a play or of an act of a play, usually representing what passes between certain of the actors in one place.6. a unit of action or a segment of a story in a play, motion picture, or television show.7. the place in which the action of a play or part of a play is supposed to occur.8. scenery (def. 2).9. Literature.a. an episode, situation, or the like, as in a narrative.b. the setting or locale of a story.10. the stage, esp. of an ancient Greek or Roman theater.11. an area or sphere of activity, current interest, etc.: the rock music scene; the fashion scene.12. behind the scenes, in secret or in private.13. make the scene, Slang. to appear in a particular place or engage in a particular activity: Let's make the scene downtown tonight. She was never one to make the drug scene.[1530-40; < L scena background (of the stage) < Gk skené booth (where actors dressed)]Syn. 1. arena, stage, location; center, focus. 2. See view. 3. episode. 4. demonstration, spectacle, show.
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