mise en scène

Or mise-en-scène

[mee zahn sen]

noun

French.

plural

mise en scènes, mise-en-scènes 

1. the process of setting a stage, with regard to placement of actors, scenery, properties, etc.

2. the stage setting or scenery of a play.

3. surroundings; environment.

mise en scène

/ miz ɑ̃ sɛn /

noun

1. 1. the arrangement of properties, scenery, etc, in a play

   2. the objects so arranged; stage setting

2. the environment of an event

Word History and Origins

Origin of mise en scène¹

First recorded in 1830–1835; French: literally, “a placing on stage”

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