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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 di·ora·ma /ˌdaɪəˈræmə, ˈrɑ-/
 透視畫;透視畫館

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Di·o·ra·ma n.
 1. 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.
 2. A building used for such an exhibition.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 diorama
      n : a picture (or series of pictures) representing a continuous
          scene [syn: panorama, cyclorama]