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tableau vivant

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ta⋅bleau vi⋅vant

[ta-bloh vee-vahn]
plural ta⋅bleaux vi⋅vants [ta-bloh vee-vahn] . French.
tableau (def. 3).

Origin:
lit., living picture
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tableau vi·vant   (vē-väɴ')   
n.   pl. tab·leaux vi·vants (tā-blō' vē-väɴ')
A scene presented on stage by costumed actors who remain silent and motionless as if in a picture.

[French : tableau, picture + vivant, living.]
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