tableau

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 2 French 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Noun 2.2.1 Derived terms

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From French tableau < Old French tablel, "a surface which is used primarily for painting"

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: tă-blō'

[edit] Noun

tableau (plural tableaux or tableaus)

1. a striking and vivid representation; a picture
2. a vivid graphic scene of a group of people arranged as in a painting

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[edit] French

[edit] Pronunciation

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• IPA: /ta.blɔ/, SAMPA: /ta.blO/

[edit] Noun

tableau m. (plural tableaux)

1. painting
2. picture (a captured image)
3. board (on which to write)
4. table (arrangement of rows and columns)
5. chart

[edit] Derived terms

• tableau noir