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diorama
(,d/aI//@/'r/&/m/@/ )

noun (n)

  • a picture (or series of pictures) representing a continuous scene(noun.artifact)
    source: wordnet30
  • A mode of scenic representation, invented by Daguerre and Bouton, in which a painting is seen from a distance through a large opening. By a combination of transparent and opaque painting, and of transmitted and reflected light, and by contrivances such as screens and shutters, much diversity of scenic effect is produced.(noun)
    source: webster1913
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