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(1):

(n.) A building used for such an exhibition.

(2):

(n.) A mode of scenic representation, invented by Daguerre and Bouton, in which a painting is seen from a distance through a large opening. By a combination of transparent and opaque painting, and of transmitted and reflected light, and by contrivances such as screens and shutters, much diversity of scenic effect is produced.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Diorama'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​d/diorama.html. 1828.
 
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