scena

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/ˈʃeɪnə/

noun

A scene in an opera.

OriginItalian scena →
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Meanings

nounscena (plural scenas or scenae)

plural scenas · plural scenae

  1. A scene in an opera.
  2. An accompanied dramatic recitative, interspersed with passages of melody, or followed by a full aria.

    Few Contralto singers are unacquainted with the beautiful Scena, Ah rendimi qual core, from Mitrane.

    1886, William Smith Rockstro, A General History of Music
  3. historicalThe stage of an ancient theatre.

Origin

  1. Italianscena
  2. Englishscena

Borrowed from Italian scena. Doublet of scene.

More words from Italian

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with scena

CanaCartagenaarcanaJelenaChaucerianaeinaShakespeareana
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Anagrams

canesCasen
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APA

scena. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scena

MLA

“scena.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scena. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scena,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scena.

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