Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A scene presented on stage by actors who remain silent and motionless as if in a picture.
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- Same as
tableau , n., 2.
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- noun art A
tableau (group scene resembling a painting).
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- noun a group of people attractively arranged (as if in a painting)
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[French : tableau, picture + vivant, living.]
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French, "living picture".
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sheldonfarrell commented on the word tableau vivant
täˈbl�? vēˈvä n; -ˈvänt| |ˌˈtɑˌˈbloʊ vɪˌvɑnt| |ˈtabləʊ ˌvi�?vɒ˜| |tablo vivɑ˜|
noun ( pl. tableaux vivants pronunc. same) chiefly historical
a silent and motionless group of people arranged to represent a scene or incident.
ORIGIN French, literally ‘living picture.’
December 11, 2006