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scenery

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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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Word Origin & History

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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