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Jul 20, 2011
This week's themeWords of French origin This week's words nouveau riche voulu mise en scene pur sang coup de main Get help with your crossword Crossword Helper 
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with Anu Gargmise en scene
PRONUNCIATION:
(mee-zan* SEN)
[* the second syllable is nasal]
MEANING:
noun:1. The setting of a scene in a play, movie, etc. 2. The setting or background of an event. ETYMOLOGY:
From French mise en scène, literally "put on stage". Earliest documented
use: 1833.
NOTES:
Scenery, costumes, lighting, props, placement of actors, everything
that appears in a scene falls under the umbrella term mise en scene. Since
a director is ultimately in charge of all this, he is referred to as a
metteur en scene, literally, putter of a scene.
USAGE:
"Forces inimical to democracy may be involved in fanning the flames of
violence, setting the mise en scene for the military to step in once
again."Tariq Karim; Benazir's Assassination; The Daily Star (Dhaka, Bangladesh); Jul 30, 2007. See more usage examples of mise en scene in Vocabulary.com's dictionary. A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
We have, I fear, confused power with greatness. -Stewart I. Udall, politician (1920-2010)
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