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Meaning of the word tableau in English

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tableau

US /ˈtæb.loʊ/
UK /ˈtæb.loʊ/
"tableau" picture

Noun

1.

a group of models or motionless figures representing a scene from a story or from history

Example:
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The museum featured a historical tableau depicting the signing of the declaration.
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The play ended with a beautiful tableau of the entire cast.
Synonym:
scenepicturerepresentationdisplayarrangement
2.

a graphic or pictorial representation of data or a situation

Example:
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The financial analyst presented a detailed tableau of the company's performance.
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The complex data was organized into an understandable tableau.
Synonym:
chartdiagramgraphdisplaylayout
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