mise en scène love

Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun The arrangement of performers and properties on a stage for a theatrical production or before the camera in a film.
  • noun A stage setting.
  • noun Physical environment; surroundings.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The entire scenery, properties, and detail of an acted play; hence, the surroundings of any event.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun Physical environment; surroundings.
  • noun The arrangement of props and actors on a stage or for film.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[French, putting on stage : mise, putting + en, on + scène, stage.]

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From the French mise en scène.

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