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scena

  • /ˈʃeɪnə/

Rhymes with -eɪnə

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Borrowed from Italian scena. Doublet of scene.

noun scenas · scenae

  1. A scene in an opera.
  2. An accompanied dramatic recitative, interspersed with passages of melody, or followed by a full aria. Few Contralto singers are unacquainted with the beautiful Scena, Ah rendimi qual core, from Mitrane.
  3. historical The stage of an ancient theatre.

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@misc{scena_2026,
  title = {scena},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/scena},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}