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scen⋅er⋅y

  [see-nuh-ree]
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–noun, plural -er⋅ies.
1. the general appearance of a place; the aggregate of features that give character to a landscape.
2. hangings, draperies, structures, etc., used on a stage to represent a locale or furnish decorative background.
—Idiom
3. chew the scenery, to act melodramatically; overact.
Origin:
1740–50; scene + -ery

Synonyms:
1. terrain, view, surroundings.
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scen·er·y   (sē'nə-rē)   
n.   pl. scen·er·ies
  1. A view or views of natural features, especially in open country: enjoying the varied mountain scenery.
  2. Backdrops, hangings, furnishings, and other accessories on a stage that represent the location of a scene.
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Scenery

Scen"er*y\, n. 1. Assemblage of scenes; the paintings and hangings representing the scenes of a play; the disposition and arrangement of the scenes in which the action of a play, poem, etc., is laid; representation of place of action or occurence.

2. Sum of scenes or views; general aspect, as regards variety and beauty or the reverse, in a landscape; combination of natural views, as woods, hills, etc.

Never need an American look beyond his own country for the sublime and beautiful of natural scenery. --W. Irving.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : scenery
Spanish: decorado, escenario,
German: das Bühnenbild,
Japanese: 背景
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scenery 
"decoration of a theater stage," 1774, earlier scenary (1695), from scene (q.v.). Meaning "a landscape or view, a pictorial scene" is from 1777.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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