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: August 30, 2024
\meez-ahn-SEN\ noun
What It Means
Mise-en-scène can refer to the setting of a play, movie, etc., or it can refer to the physical or social setting in which something real occurs or develops.
// The mise-en-scène is spare, comprising only a table and two chairs under a low-hanging light.
// We fell in love with the blue skies and gorgeous architecture that form the mise-en-scène of this southern European city.
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