¦ noun
1. the place where an incident in real life or fiction occurs or occurred.
a landscape.
a representation of an incident, or the incident itself: scenes of 1930s America.
2. a sequence of continuous action in a play, film, opera, etc.
a subdivision of an act in a play, in which the time is continuous and the setting fixed.
the pieces of scenery used in a play or opera.
3. a public display of emotion or anger.
4. a specified area of activity or interest.
(usu. the scene) informal a social environment frequented by homosexuals.
Phrases
behind the scenes out of public view.
change of scene a move to different surroundings.
come (or appear or arrive) on the scene arrive; appear.
hit (or US make) the scene arrive; appear.
not one's scene informal not something one enjoys or is interested in.
Origin
C16: from L. scena, from Gk skene 'tent, stage'.