a summary of the plot of a play, etc, including information about its characters, scenes, etc a predicted sequence of events
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sce•nar•i•o /sɪˈnɛriˌoʊ, -ˈnɑr-/USA pronunciation
n. [countable], pl. -i•os.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Music and Dance, Show Businessan outline of a plot, describing the scenes, etc.
- an outline of possible events:The scenario he imagined had three superpowers fighting one another.
sce•nar•i•o
(si nâr′ē ō′, -när′-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -nar•i•os.
- Music and Dance, Show Businessan outline of the plot of a dramatic work, giving particulars as to the scenes, characters, situations, etc.
- Music and Dance, Show Businessthe outline or the manuscript of a motion picture or television program, giving the action in the order in which it takes place, the description of scenes and characters, etc.
- an imagined or projected sequence of events, esp. any of several detailed plans or possibilities:One scenario calls for doubling profits by increasing our advertising, the other by reducing costs.
- Latin scēnārium. See scene, -ary
- Italian
- 1875–80
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged scheme, plan, concept, sketch.
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