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Uncommontableau
The correct spelling is tableau.
How to pronounce tableau
noun
IPA: /ˈtæ.bləʊ/
Say it like: Tab-leeu
The correct spelling is tableau. A striking and vivid representation; a picture.
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Definition
noun
- 1.A striking and vivid representation; a picture.
- 2.A vivid graphic scene of a group of people arranged as in a painting or bas relief sculpture.
- 3.Hence, an arrangement of actors in static positions on stage, having the effect of pointing up a particular moment in the drama, conventionally revealed by opening tableau curtains (known as "tabs").
- 4.A table (two-dimensional presentation of data).
- 5.Mostly in solitaire card games, but also in other card and board games, the main area, where random cards can be arranged.
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