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Meaning of skene | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈskiːni

Definitions

  1. A surname.
  2. An element of ancient Greek theater: the structure at the back of the stage.
  3. Two villages in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, properly Kirkton of Skene and Lyne of Skene.
  4. A community in Mark Municipality, Västra Götaland, Sweden.
  5. A census-designated place in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States.

Equivalents

Ελληνικά σκηνή
Français Skene
Kurdî şkene
Українська скена

Examples

“But in the dead of njight, who should come in but James Desmond, sword in hand, with a dozen of his ruffians at his heels, each with his glib over his ugly face, and his skene in his hand.”

CEFR level

B1
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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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