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scenario

noun
si-NAIR-ee-oh/sɪˈnɛəɹioʊ/UKsi-NAH-ree-oh/sɪˈnɑːɹi.əʊ/AUSsuh-NAY-ree-oh/səˈneːɹi.əʉ/

Pluralscenarios

3 meanings of scenario

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  1. 1
    nouncountable
    A description of how something might happen, often used to plan ahead.

    Like imagining different endings to a story before it happens.

    In the worst scenario, everyone has to leave the building quickly.

    We talked about every possible scenario before booking the trip.

    Similarsituation, outcome, projection, possibility

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  2. 2
    noundatedcountable
    A film script, or a short outline of one.

    The director asked the writer for a new scenario before filming began.

    She sold her first scenario to a Hollywood studio in 1921.

    Similarscreenplay, script, treatment

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  3. 3
    noundatedcountable
    A short outline of the story in a play or book.

    The teacher handed out a scenario of the play before the class read it.

    He wrote a brief scenario of the novel for the back cover.

    Similarsynopsis, outline, plot, storyline, summary

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Origin

English borrowed this word from Italian scenario, which comes from scena ("scene").