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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
diorama /ˌdʌɪəˈrɑːmə/

▶noun

1 a model representing a scene with three-dimensional figures.
■ a miniature film set used for special effects or animation.

2 chiefly historical a scenic painting, viewed through a peephole, in which changes in illumination simulate changes in the weather and time of day.

– origin C19: Fr., from dia-, on the pattern of panorama.

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