I. ˈshānə, -(ˌ)nä noun
( -s )
Etymology: Italian, from Latin scaena, scena stage
1. : a scene in an opera
2. : an accompanied dramatic recitative usually followed by one or more sections resembling an aria that forms a part of an opera or sometimes an independent musical composition
II. ˈsēnə, ˈskānə noun
( plural sce·nae -ē(ˌ)nē, -āˌnī)
Etymology: Latin scaena, scena
: skene II