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Tableau
see synonyms of tableauNoun
2. tableau
any dramatic scene
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Tableau
see synonyms of tableaunoun plural -leaux (-ləʊ, -ləʊz) or -leaus
1. same as tableau vivant
2.
a pause during or at the end of a scene on stage when all the performers briefly freeze in position
3.
any dramatic group or scene
4. logic short for semantic tableau
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Tableau
see synonyms of tableau nounWord forms: plural ˈtabˌleaux (ˈtæbˌloʊz
; tabˈlōzˌ; tæˈbloʊz
; tablōzˈ) or ˈtableaus
1.
a striking, dramatic scene or picture
2.
tableau vivant
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Tableau
see synonyms of tableaun. pl. tab·leaux or tab·leaus (tăblōz′, tă-blōz)
1. A vivid or graphic description: The movie was a tableau of a soldier's life.
2. A striking incidental scene, as of a picturesque group of people: "New public figures suddenly abound in the hitherto faceless totalitarian tableaux" (John McLaughlin).
3. An interlude during a scene when all the performers on stage freeze in position and then resume action as before.
4. A tableau vivant.
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