midscene

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adjective

Relating to the middle of a scene

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Meanings

adjectivemidscene (not comparable)
  1. not comparableRelating to the middle of a scene
adverbmidscene (not comparable)
  1. not comparableIn the middle of a scene

    Characters appear out of nowhere and change identities midscene.

    1999 August 13, Jack Helbig, “Master of Unreality”, in Chicago Reader
    1 more example

    The film begins abruptly, as if in midscene, with a documentarylike record of a workers' meeting; the credits are followed by an actual documentary segment on housing development in the early 60s, complete with didactic voice-over.

    2000 March 10, Fred Camper, “One Way or Another”, in Chicago Reader

Origin

From mid- + scene.

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Cite this entry
APA

midscene. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/midscene

MLA

“midscene.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/midscene. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “midscene,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/midscene.

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