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| land·scape [ lánd skàyp ] |
noun (plural land·scapes) |
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1. visually distinct scenery: an expanse of scenery of a particular type, especially as much as can be seen by the eye
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2. painting of view: a painting, drawing, or photograph of scenery, especially rural scenery
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3. art of painting or drawing scenery: the branch of art dealing with the painting, drawing, or photographing of scenery
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4. general situation of activity: the general situation providing the background to a particular type of activity
  the economic landscape
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5. range of mental concerns: any characteristic group of intellectual or imaginative features
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literary
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adjective |
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printed with long sides horizontal: photographed or printed so that the long sides of a picture or the lines of text are parallel to the long sides of a rectangular page.
See also portrait
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transitive verb (past and past participle land·scaped, present participle land·scap·ing, 3rd person present singular land·scapes) |
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make land look better: to enhance the appearance of land by altering its contours and planting trees and shrubs for aesthetic effect
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often passive
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The property was beautifully landscaped.
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| [Late 16th century. < Dutch landschap, literally "condition of being land" < land "land"] |
