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sce·nar·i·o  (s-nâr-, -när-, -nr-)

n. pl. sce·nar·i·os

1. An outline of the plot of a dramatic or literary work.

2.

a. An outline for a screenplay.

b. A treatment for a screenplay.

c. A screenplay.

3. An outline or model of an expected or supposed sequence of events: "In the scenario posed by many climatologists, decades of continued global warming would raise sea levels anywhere from 20 inches to more than 11 feet" (San Francisco Chronicle).

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[Italian, from scena, scene, from Latin scaena; see scene.]

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scenario [sɪˈnɑːrɪˌəʊ]

n pl -narios

1. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a summary of the plot of a play, etc., including information about its characters, scenes, etc.

2. a predicted sequence of events let's try another scenario, involving the demise of democracy

[via Italian from Latin scēnārium, from scēna; see scene]

scenarist  [ˈsiːnərɪst sɪˈnɑː-] n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	scenario - an outline or synopsis of a play (or, by extension, of a literary work) playscript, script, book - a written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance
	2.	scenario - a setting for a work of art or literature; "the scenario is France during the Reign of Terror" setting, scene - the context and environment in which something is set; "the perfect setting for a ghost story"
	3.	scenario - a postulated sequence of possible events; "planners developed several scenarios in case of an attack" assumption, premise, premiss - a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn; "on the assumption that he has been injured we can infer that he will not to play"

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scenario

noun

1. situation, sequence of events, chain of events, course of events, series of developments That apocalyptic scenario cannot be ruled out.

2. story line, résumé, outline, sketch, summary, rundown, synopsis I will write an outline of the scenario.

Translations

scenario [sɪˈnɑːrɪəʊ] N

1. (Theat) → argumento m (Cine) → guión m

2. (fig) → escenario m

scenario [sɪˈnɑːriəʊ] n → scénario m

scenario

n → Szenar(ium) nt; (fig) → Szenario nt

scenario [sɪˈnɑːrɪəʊ] n → scenario

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scenario [sɪˈnɑːrɪəʊ] n → scenario