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landscape

[ land-skeyp ]

noun

  1. a section or expanse of rural scenery, usually extensive, that can be seen from a single viewpoint.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  2. a picture representing natural inland or coastal scenery.
  3. Fine Arts. the category of aesthetic subject matter in which natural scenery is represented.
  4. Obsolete. a panoramic view of scenery; vista.


verb (used with object)

landscaped, landscaping.
  1. to improve the appearance of (an area of land, a highway, etc.), as by planting trees, shrubs, or grass, or altering the contours of the ground.
  2. to improve the landscape of.

verb (used without object)

landscaped, landscaping.
  1. to do landscape gardening as a profession.

adjective

  1. Digital Technology. relating to or producing horizontal, sideways orientation of computer or other digital output, with lines of data parallel to the two longer sides of a page or screen. Compare portrait ( def 3 ).

landscape

/ ˈæԻˌɪ /

noun

  1. an extensive area of land regarded as being visually distinct

    ugly slagheaps dominated the landscape

  2. a painting, drawing, photograph, etc, depicting natural scenery
    1. the genre including such pictures
    2. ( as modifier )

      landscape painter

  3. the distinctive features of a given area of intellectual activity, regarded as an integrated whole

    the landscape of the European imagination

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adjective

  1. printing
    1. (of a publication or an illustration in a publication) of greater width than height Compare portrait
    2. (of a page) carrying an illustration or table printed at right angles to the normal text
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to improve the natural features of (a garden, park, etc), as by creating contoured features and planting trees
  2. intr to work as a landscape gardener
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • ·Իs verb relandscaped relandscaping
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Word History and Origins

Origin of landscape1

First recorded in 1590–1600; 1925–30 landscape fordef 5; from Dutch landschap; cognate with Old English landsceap, landscipe; akin to German Landschaft; equivalent to land + -ship
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Word History and Origins

Origin of landscape1

C16 landskip (originally a term in painting), from Middle Dutch lantscap region; related to Old English landscipe tract of land, Old High German lantscaf region
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Others have been fitted out, the gardens have been landscaped, curtains frame the windows, and they appear filled with the promise of a new home.

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The U.S. would fall deeper into a two-tier healthcare landscape, with conservative states cutting healthcare services and blue states trying to hold the line for their residents.

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The Arts Fund noted how Chapter "continues to co-create exceptional programmes that enrich Cardiff's cultural landscape", from printmaking to music.

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He also took full advantage of the new political landscape, leaning into his experience helping Canada and the UK navigate previous crises at a time when Canadians were feeling anxious about their economic future.

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I was trying to figure out some landscaping in the backyard and I couldn’t picture it.

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