Tableau (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun, plural tab·leaux [ta-blohz, tab-lohz], /tæˈbloʊz, ˈtæb loʊz/, tab·leaus.
  1. a picture, as of a scene.
  2. a picturesque grouping of persons or objects; a striking scene.
  3. a representation of a picture, statue, scene, etc., by one or more persons suitably costumed and posed.
  4. the portion of a layout to which one may add cards according to suit or denomination.
noun plural -leaux (-ləʊ, -ləʊz) or -leaus
  1. See tableau vivant
  2. a pause during or at the end of a scene on stage when all the performers briefly freeze in position
  3. any dramatic group or scene
  4. logic short for semantic tableau
Tableau (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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