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scenario

Syllabification: (sce·nar·i·o)

Pronunciation: /səˈne(ə)rēˌō, -ˈnär-/

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Definition of scenario

noun (plural scenarios)

a written outline of a movie, novel, or stage work giving details of the plot and individual scenes:imagine the scenarios for four short stories
a postulated sequence or development of events:a possible scenario is that he was attacked after opening the front door
a setting, in particular for a work of art or literature:the scenario is World War II

Origin:

late 19th century: from Italian, from Latin scena 'scene'

Strictly, a scenario is ‘an outline of a plot’ or ‘a postulated sequence of events’: the worst-case scenario. It is often used loosely to mean ‘situation,’ as in a nightmare scenario, but this should be avoided in careful writing.

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