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scenario

/sɪˈnɛəɹioʊ/

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What does scenario mean?

noun

  1. An outline or model of an expected or supposed sequence of events.
More meanings (2)

noun

  1. (dated) An outline of the plot of a dramatic or literary work.
  2. (dated) A screenplay itself, or an outline or a treatment of it.

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IPA pronunciation

/sɪˈnɛəɹioʊ/

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Other dictionary pronunciations

/sɪˈnæɹioʊ//sɪˈnɑɹioʊ/
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In the immediate future, the worst scenario for the economy would be the spread of fighting across its borders.
United States. Central Intelligence AgencyThe 1993 CIA World FactbookProject Gutenberg ebook #87
He helped her to take the play from her novel, and to write the scenario.
René DoumicGeorge Sand: Some Aspects of Her Life and WritingsTranslated by Alys HallardProject Gutenberg ebook #138
More book examples (2)
The scenario, or outline, of the Countess’s play began with no formal prefatory phrases.
Wilkie CollinsThe Haunted Hotel: A Mystery of Modern VeniceProject Gutenberg ebook #170
Before setting out on the preparation of a picture, the book is first written--known in the business as a scenario--giving a complete statement as to the scenery, drops and background, and the sequence of events, divided into scenes as in an ordinary play.
Frank Lewis Dyer; Thomas Commerford MartinEdison: His Life and InventionsProject Gutenberg ebook #820