mise en scène

or mise-en-scène

[ mee zahn-sen ]

/ mi zɑ̃ ˈsɛn /

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noun plural mise en scènes, mise-en-scènes [mee zahn-sen, mee zahn-senz]. /mi zɑ̃ ˈsɛn, mi zɑ̃ ˈsɛnz/. French.

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

the stage setting or scenery of a play.

surroundings; environment.

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Origin of mise en scène

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

Words nearby mise en scène

misdoubt, mise, misease, miseducate, mise en place, mise en scène, misemploy, mis en bouteilles, Miseno, Misenus, miser

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How to use mise en scène in a sentence

Hovering above the scene, commandos in helicopters were poised with automatic rifles.
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But since those rosy scenarios were first floated, the California political scene has grown more crowded.
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The scene was heavily cordoned off to traffic and anyone not with the police, press, or residents.
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Did the airline file a flight plan that took account of the weather en route from Surabaya, Indonesia, to Singapore?
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The following page details a tribute gag the Simpsons team inserted into the background of a scene.
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Then Paterno adroitly brought matters to a crisis in a bold peroration which changed the whole scene.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
The scene is the covenant made between the two first persons of the Trinity on Mount Moriah.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846|Various
Impressed by the lugubrious scene, Aguinaldo yielded, and the next day peace negotiations were opened.
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The scene and field of that learning hitherto has been, in our Western communities, the University.
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It was not until later days that Malcolm knew the real nature of the scene through which he rode.
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British Dictionary definitions for mise en scène

mise en scène

/ French (miz ɑ̃ sɛn) /

noun

the arrangement of properties, scenery, etc, in a play
the objects so arranged; stage setting

the environment of an event

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mise en scène

or mise-en-scène

Origin of mise en scène

Words nearby mise en scène

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British Dictionary definitions for mise en scène