English

Noun

scenario ‎(plural scenarios)

1. An outline of the plot of a dramatic or literary work.
2. A screenplay itself, or an outline or a treatment of it.
3. An outline or model of an expected or supposed sequence of events.
   • 2012 August 23, Alasdair Lamont, “Hearts 0-1 Liverpool”, in BBC Sport:

     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.

Derived terms

• worst case scenario

Translations

See also

• scenarii (hypercorrect plural)

Italian

Etymology

Borrowing from Late Latin scaenarium, from Latin scaena.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃeˈnarjo/

Noun

scenario m ‎(plural scenari)

1. scenery, set
2. backdrop

Related terms

• scena

Anagrams

• ancisero, arcoseni, arsenico, censoria, esocrina, riescano