scenario
pronunciation
How to pronounce scenario in British English:
UK [səˈnɑːriəʊ]
How to pronounce scenario in American English:
US [səˈnærioʊ]
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- Noun:
- an outline or synopsis of a play (or, by extension, of a literary work)
- a setting for a work of art or literature
- a postulated sequence of possible events
Word Origin
- scenario (n.)
- 1868, "sketch of the plot of a play," from Italian scenario, from Late Latin scenarius "of stage scenes," from Latin scena "scene" (see scene). Meaning "imagined situation" is first recorded 1960, in reference to hypothetical nuclear wars.
Example
- 1. There is a fourth scenario : simple diplomatic miscalculation .
- 2. For the chinese it was a classic win-win scenario .
- 3. The scenario neither disgusted nor excited me .
- 4. Sound like a good scenario for a tv drama ?
- 5. Nevertheless , he views scenario planningas a useful tool .