Etymology

skene

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Today it means: An element of ancient Greek theater: the structure at the back of the stage. Full definition →

Ancient Greek σκηνή
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skene · noun1

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromσκηνή“tent”
  2. English todayskene

From Ancient Greek σκηνή (skēnḗ, “tent”). Doublet of scene and scena.

Skene · proper noun2

Spelling variant of Skeen.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekσκηνή all →

scene

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