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   Sce·nar·i·o

   /səˈnerēō/

   

   noun

   • 1. a written outline of a movie, novel, or stage work giving details of the plot and individual scenes: "imagine the scenarios for four short stories" Similar plotoutlinestorylineframeworkstructureschemeplanlayoutscreenplayscriptsynopsissummaryprecistechnical:schemarare:diegesis
   • ▪ a postulated sequence or development of events: "a possible scenario is that he was attacked after opening the front door" Similar sequence of eventscourse of eventschain of eventsseries of developmentssituation
   • ▪ a setting, in particular for a work of art or literature: "the scenario is World War II" Similar settingbackgroundcontextscenemilieu

   Word Origin late 17th century (denoting the structure at the front of an ancient classical theatre): from Italian, based on Latin scena ‘scene’.

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