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scenario
/sɪˈnɛəɹioʊ/
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What does scenario mean?
noun
- An outline or model of an expected or supposed sequence of events.
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noun
- (dated) An outline of the plot of a dramatic or literary work.
- (dated) A screenplay itself, or an outline or a treatment of it.
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/sɪˈnɛəɹioʊ/
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In the immediate future, the worst scenario for the economy would be the spread of fighting across its borders.
He helped her to take the play from her novel, and to write the scenario.
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The scenario, or outline, of the Countess’s play began with no formal prefatory phrases.
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.