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scenario

[ si-nair-ee-oh, -nahr- ]

noun

plural scenarios.
  1. an outline of the plot of a dramatic work, giving particulars as to the scenes, characters, situations, etc.
  2. the outline or the manuscript of a motion picture or television program, giving the action in the order in which it takes place, the description of scenes and characters, etc.
  3. an imagined or projected sequence of events, especially any of several detailed plans or possibilities:

    One scenario calls for doubling profits by increasing our advertising, the other by reducing costs.

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scenario

/ sɪˈnɑːrɪˌəʊ; sɪˈnɑː-; ˈsiːnərɪst /

noun

  1. 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

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Derived Forms

  • scenarist, noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of scenario1

First recorded in 1875–80; from Italian, from Latin scaenārium, ŧܳ, noun use of scaenārius, scēnārius “belonging to the stage, theatrical,” from scaen(a), scēn(a) “background, stage, theater” ( scene ) + -ary
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Word History and Origins

Origin of scenario1

C19: via Italian from Latin ŧܳ, from ŧԲ; see scene
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He said it wasn't time for other parties to "threaten to overthrow the government anytime soon" and didn't see any scenario "other than collaboration for a period of slightly over a year".

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Carney, who secured a historic victory for his Liberal Party in a snap election on Monday, said such a scenario was "never, ever going to happen".

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And of course, this scenario makes the huge assumption that America will still have reasonably "free and fair" elections in 2026 and then 2028.

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But the full implications of those cuts for the nation’s ability to accurately interpret dynamic changes in the planet’s weather and to predict long-term warming scenarios through its modeling arm in Princeton have not.

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In either scenario, the sources said, the cause of the fire would likely be sourced to humans, because there are no power poles near the point of origin and the trail area is well-traveled.

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