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DIORAMA
panorama, cyclorama, diorama
(noun) a picture (or series of pictures) representing a continuous scene
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
diorama (plural dioramas)
A three-dimensional display of a scenery, often having a painted background in front of which models are arranged, e.g. in a museum where stuffed animals are presented against a painted landscape.
Anagrams
• amaroid
Source: Wiktionary
Di`o*ra"ma, n. Etym: [Gr. diorama. Cf. Panorama.]
1. A mode of scenic representation, invented by Daguerre and Bouton, in which a painting is seen from a distance through a large opening. By a combination of transparent and opaque painting, and of transmitted and reflected light, and by contrivances such as screens and shutters, much diversity of scenic effect is produced.
2. A building used for such an exhibition.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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