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  • noun Plural form of diorama.

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Examples

  • The interesting thing about Akeley and most of the other people who participated in the creation of the dioramas is that they saw, as they traveled, the habitats of the animals and the incredible variety and beauty of the places they were trying to represent; and all of them were touched by it.

    Archive 2009-04-01 Heather McDougal 2009

  • The interesting thing about Akeley and most of the other people who participated in the creation of the dioramas is that they saw, as they traveled, the habitats of the animals and the incredible variety and beauty of the places they were trying to represent; and all of them were touched by it.

    Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh My! Heather McDougal 2009

  • In the museum, island history is traced from the earliest inhabitants, about 4,000 years B.C., to the present, in dioramas, photos, paintings and exhibits of local flora and fauna.

    Mexcaltitan, Nayarit: an island city in the swamp 1998

  • In the museum, island history is traced from the earliest inhabitants, about 4,000 years B.C., to the present, in dioramas, photos, paintings and exhibits of local flora and fauna.

    Mexcaltitan, Nayarit: an island city in the swamp 1998

  • In the museum, island history is traced from the earliest inhabitants, about 4,000 years B.C., to the present, in dioramas, photos, paintings and exhibits of local flora and fauna.

    Mexcaltitan, Nayarit: an island city in the swamp 1998

  • In the museum, island history is traced from the earliest inhabitants, about 4,000 years B.C., to the present, in dioramas, photos, paintings and exhibits of local flora and fauna.

    Mexcaltitan, Nayarit: an island city in the swamp 1998

  • Penetrating all the way to his childhood years, Griffis encountered the grand Chinese Museum of John Peters, its wonderful array of objects, its statues placed instructively in dioramas, and the two Chinese men, T’sow Chaong and Le Kawhing, who had patiently answered the questions of a curious boy.

    The Romance of China: Excursions to China in U.S. Culture: 1776-1876 2005

  • I have this specific memory of comparing my shoe box scene (I didn't know they were called dioramas then) to everyone else's and realizing that I * really* couldn't draw.

    Craft Apple 2009

  • In keeping with the makeover theme, Kraft has installed ads containing real mirrors in the main entrances and opposite mall directories (known as "dioramas") in 20 major malls in the Boston area.

    Brandweek - News and Features 2009

  • His one-of-a-kind, LED-illuminated Aquatic Cases are made from wooden wine crates converted into fish-tank-size displays, containing marine-life dioramas afloat with preserved spider crabs and miniature sharks, corral clusters and shells.

    Fresh Picks 2011

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