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scenographer

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sce⋅nog⋅ra⋅phy

[see-nog-ruh-fee]
–noun
1. the art of representing objects in accordance with the rules of perspective.
2. scene painting (used esp. with reference to ancient Greece).

Origin:
1635–45; < Gk skēnographía. See scene, -o-, -graphy


sce⋅nog⋅raph⋅er, noun
sce⋅no⋅graph⋅ic [see-nuh-graf-ik, sen-uh-] , sce⋅no⋅graph⋅i⋅cal, adjective
sce⋅no⋅graph⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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sce·nog·ra·phy   (sē-nŏg'rə-fē)   
n.  The art of representing objects in perspective, especially as applied in the design and painting of theatrical scenery.
sce·nog'raph·er n.
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