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diorama

di·o·ram·a [ d ə rmə, d ə rámmə ] (plural di·o·ram·as)


noun 
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1. display case: a three-dimensional representation of a scene in which objects or models are arranged in a natural setting against a realistic background, e.g. in a museum

2. miniature replica of scene: a representation of a scene that is made to appear three-dimensional, e.g. one in which the viewer looks through a hole at objects painted on layers of translucent material

[Early 19th century. < French, literally "sight through"; < Greek dia- "through" after panorama]

di·o·ram·ic [ d ə rámmik ] adjective
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