tableau vivant

[ ta-bloh vee-vahn ]

noun,plural ta·bleaux vi·vants [ta-bloh vee-vahn]. /ta bloʊ viˈvɑ̃/. French.

Origin of tableau vivant

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Literally, “living picture”

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British Dictionary definitions for tableau vivant

tableau vivant

/ French (tablo vivɑ̃) /


nounplural tableaux vivants (tablo vivɑ̃)
  1. a representation of a scene, painting, sculpture, etc, by a person or group posed silent and motionless

Origin of tableau vivant

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C19: literally: living picture

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