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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
scenery/ˈsiːnəri/

▶noun

1 the natural features of a landscape considered in terms of their appearance, especially when picturesque.

2 the painted background used to represent the fictional surroundings on a stage or film set.

– phrases
chew the scenery informal, chiefly US (of an actor) overact.

– origin C18: from Ital. scenario (see scenario).

'scenery' also found in these Oxford entries:

backdrop - beauty spot - coulisse - countryside - decor - drop scene - effect - flat - landscape gardening - mise en scène - oratorio - profile - scene - scene dock - scenic - scenic railway - scenography - set - setting - stagehand - strike

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