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di·o·ram·a
diorama
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- pronunciation:
- daI
rae
m
[or]
daI
ra
m
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
a scene represented by three-dimensional objects placed in front of a painted background, as in a natural history museum.
One of the museum's dioramas showed cave-dwelling people sitting around a fire. |
definition 2: |
a translucent picture viewed through a small aperture.
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derivation: |
dioramic (adj.) |
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