skene

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/ˈskiːni/UK/skiːn/US/skin/

noun

An element of ancient Greek theater: the structure at the back of the stage.

OriginAncient Greek σκηνή →
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Meanings

skene1

noun
  1. An element of ancient Greek theater: the structure at the back of the stage.

skene2

nounskene (plural skenes)

plural skenes

  1. alternativeAlternative form of skean (“a kind of dagger”).

    But in the dead of njight, who should come in but James Desmond, sword in hand, with a dozen of his ruffians at his heels, each with his glib over his ugly face, and his skene in his hand.

    1855, Charles Kingsley, “Clovelly Court in the Olden Time”, in Westward Ho!: Or, The Voyages and Adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh, Knight, […], volume I, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Macmillan & Co., →OCLC, page 163

Skene3

proper noun
  1. A surname.
  2. Numerous places:
    1. A village in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland. Official name: Kirkton of Skene.
    2. A village in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland. Official name: Lyne of Skene.
    3. A community in Mark Municipality, Västra Götaland, Sweden.
    4. A census-designated place in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States.

Origin

skene · noun

  1. Ancient Greekσκηνή“tent”
  2. Englishskene

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

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Skene · proper noun

Spelling variant of Skeen.

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Translations

Greek σκηνή
  • σκηνή (skiní)element of ancient Greek theater
Ukrainian скена
  • скена (skena)element of ancient Greek theater

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with skene

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Sounds the same

skeanSkeen

Anagrams

Skeen
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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