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TABLEAU
tableau
(noun) any dramatic scene
tableau, tableau vivant
(noun) a group of people attractively arranged (as if in a painting)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
tableau (plural tableaux or tableaus)
A striking and vivid representation; a picture.
A vivid graphic scene of a group of people arranged as in a painting or bas relief sculpture.
Synonym: tableau vivant
(UK, dated) Hence, an arrangement of actors in static positions on stage, having the effect of pointing up a particular moment in the drama, conventionally revealed by opening tableau curtains (known as "tabs").
(mathematics) A table (two-dimensional presentation of data).
(card games) Mostly in solitaire card games, but also in other card and board games, the main area, where random cards can be arranged.
(logic) A semantic tableau.
Anagrams
• tabulae, tabulæ
Source: Wiktionary
Ta`bleau", n.; pl. Tableaux. Etym: [F., dim. fr. L. tabula a painting. See Table.]
1. A striking and vivid representation; a picture.
2. A representation of some scene by means of persons grouped in the proper manner, placed in appropriate postures, and remaining silent and motionless.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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