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Scenario

//sɪˈnɑːɹi.əʊ// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An outline or model of an expected or supposed sequence of events.

    "Hearts were keen to avoid a repeat of the scenario at this stage of last season's competition, when they found themselves two goals down inside the opening quarter of an hour."

  2. 2
    a postulated sequence of possible events wordnet
  3. 3
    An outline of the plot of a dramatic or literary work. dated
  4. 4
    an outline or synopsis of a play (or, by extension, of a literary work) wordnet
  5. 5
    A screenplay itself, or an outline or a treatment of it. dated
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  1. 6
    a setting for a work of art or literature wordnet

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱeh₃-der. Ancient Greek σκηνή (skēnḗ)bor. Latin scēnabor. Italian scena Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āsios Latin -ārius Latin -āriumbor. Italian -ario Italian scenariobor. English scenario Borrowed from Italian scenario, from scena + -ario.

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