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Landscape Area Verb ˈlændskeɪp  Word Origin Painting Compare

Front landscape
Back  land•scape
noun, verb
BrE /ˈlændskeɪp/
NAmE /ˈlændskeɪp/
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1 [countable, usually singular] everything you can see when you look across a large area of land, especially in the country

the bleak/rugged/dramatic, etc. landscape of the area
the woods and fields that are typical features of the English landscape
an urban/industrial landscape
(figurative) We can expect changes in the political landscape.
2 [countable, uncountable] a painting of a view of the countryside; this style of painting

an artist famous for his landscapes
She specializes in landscapes.
compare townscape
3 [uncountable] (technical) the way of printing a document in which the top of the page is one of the longer sides

Select the landscape option when printing the file.
compare portrait
see a blot on the landscape at blot n.
verb
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~ sth
to improve the appearance of an area of land by changing the design and planting trees, flowers, etc

landscaped gardens

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