Exact historical dictionary sense
Scene in Webster's 1913 dictionary
The 1913 record labels scene as noun. Its source-bounded etymology and selected historical definition appear below.
WEBSTER 1913noun
Scene
[L. scaena, scena, Gr. skhnh` a covered place, a tent, a stage.]
Cross-verified historical senseHeadwordscene
Part of speechnoun
Historical etymology[L. scaena, scena, Gr. skhnh` a covered place, a tent, a stage.]
Selected historical definitionThe structure on which a spectacle or play is exhibited; the part of a theater in which the acting is done, with its adjuncts and decorations; the stage.
Signed record IDwebster1913-scene-noun-bfb1c5cb3b38
Source locatorCIDE.S, paragraph 2438; Gutenberg eBook 668
Quick answer
In Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), "scene" is labeled noun. Its etymology is recorded as: "[L. scaena, scena, Gr. skhnh` a covered place, a tent, a stage.]" The selected historical definition says: "The structure on which a spectacle or play is exhibited; the part of a theater in which the acting is done, with its adjuncts and decorations; the stage."