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 Definitions of tableau  [æˈbloʊz, ˈtæb loʊz]  

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Definition of 'tableau' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) tableau
a picture, as of a scene.

2.  tableau
a picturesque grouping of people or objects.

3.  tableau
a representation of a picture, scene, etc., by one or more persons suitably costumed and posed.

Etymology:  (lit., living picture)

Definition of 'tableau' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) tableau, tableau vivant
a group of people attractively arranged (as if in a painting)

2. (noun) tableau
any dramatic scene


Definition of 'tableau' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) tableau
a striking and vivid representation; a picture

2. (noun) tableau
a representation of some scene by means of persons grouped in the proper manner, placed in appropriate postures, and remaining silent and motionless



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