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Skene

//ˈskiːni// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
  2. 2
    Two villages in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, properly Kirkton of Skene and Lyne of Skene.
  3. 3
    A community in Mark Municipality, Västra Götaland, Sweden.
  4. 4
    A census-designated place in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States.
Noun
  1. 1
    An element of ancient Greek theater: the structure at the back of the stage.
  2. 2
    Alternative form of skean (“a kind of dagger”). alt-of, alternative

    "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."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek σκηνή (skēnḗ, “tent”). Doublet of scene and scena.

Etymology 2

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