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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).

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

scenario
Noun
pl -narios
1. a summary of the plot and characters of a play or film
2. an imagined sequence of future events: the likeliest scenario is another general election [Italian]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.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"

scenario
noun 1. situation, sequence of events, chain of events, course of events, series of developments
Translations
scenario [sɪˈnɑːrɪəu] n (THEAT) → argumento;
(CINE) → guión m;
(fig) → escenario
scenario [sɪˈnɑːrɪəu] nscénario m
scenario [sɪˈnɑːrɪəu] n (Theat, Cine) → Szenarium nt (fig); Szenario nt
scenario [sɪˈnɑːrɪəu] n (THEAT, CINE) → copione m;
(fig) → situazione f


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