tableau

//tæˈbloʊ//
C1Frequency Level 12Formal
Visual representation of tableau

Noun

tableauSingular
tableauxPlural
1

A vivid or graphic description or representation of a scene or situation.

The author painted a vivid tableau of life in the countryside.

2

A group of motionless figures representing a scene from a story or from history; a tableau vivant.

The students formed a tableau depicting the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

3

A dramatic or picturesque scene or arrangement.

The sunset over the mountains created a stunning tableau.

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