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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tableau vivant

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.14 in modern English

Syllables
tableau -vi-vant
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tableau (group scene resembling a painting).

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from French tableau vivant (literally “living picture”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

tableaux vivants (plural)

Synonyms

tableau

Questions

What does tableau vivant mean?
A tableau (group scene resembling a painting).
Where does tableau vivant come from?
It is traced to French.

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