scenario
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scenario
- /sɪˈnɑːɹi.əʊ/ UK
- /sɪˈnɛəɹioʊ/ US
- /sɪˈnæɹioʊ/ US
- /sɪˈnɑɹioʊ/ US
- /səˈneːɹi.əʉ/ Australia
- /səˈnæːɹi.əʉ/ Australia
- /səˈnɐːɹi.əʉ/ Australia
Where it comes from
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Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱeh₃-der.
Ancient Greek σκηνή (skēnḗ)bor.
Latin scēnabor.
Italian scena
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āzios
Latin -āriusnom.
Latin -āriumbor.
Italian -ario
Italian scenariobor.
English scenario
Borrowed from Italian scenario, from scena + -ario.
noun scenarios · scenari
- An outline or model of an expected or supposed sequence of events. Hearts were keen to avoid a repeat of the scenario at this stage of last season's competition, when they found themselves two goals down inside the opening quarter of an hour.
- An outline of the plot of a dramatic or literary work.
- A screenplay itself, or an outline or a treatment of it.
