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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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  • ·Իs verb relandscaped relandscaping
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51Թ 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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51Թ 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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“The city has changed. The landscape has changed. The image has changed,” he said.

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It determined that deploying data centres in space "could transform the European digital landscape", and be "more eco-friendly".

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With little fanfare, Southern Californians are quietly changing urban landscapes for the better with native plants.

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So his goal was to try to re-create those native landscapes around his home.

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There is still plenty to see and learn in a landscape being devoured by primal forces, and many battles to be fought, whether with assassin stealth or full-blown epic intensity.

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