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Vinony

scenery

noun

  1. view, that which can be seen
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Pronunciation: /ˈsiːnəɹi/ / /ˈsiːnɹi/

noun

Etymology: Earlier scenary, from scene + -ary, but now remodelled as scene + -ery.

  1. View, natural features, landscape.
  2. Stage backdrops, property and other items on a stage that give the impression of the location of the scene.

    “To make a Sketch, or a more perfect Model of a Picture, is in the Language of Poets, to draw up the Scenary of a Play, and the reaſon is the ſame for both; to guide the Undertaking, and to preſerve the Remembrance of ſuch things, whoſe Natures are difficult to retain.”