scenario
English edit
Etymology edit
From Italian scenario (a derivation of scena (“scene”)), from Latin scaena. See scene, scenary.
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- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /sɪˈnɑːɹi.əʊ/
- (US) IPA(key): /sɪˈnɛəɹioʊ/, /sɪˈnæɹioʊ/, /sɪˈnɑɹioʊ/
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /səˈneːɹi.əʉ/, /səˈnæːɹi.əʉ/, /səˈnɐːɹi.əʉ/
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Noun edit
scenario (plural scenarios or (rare) scenari)
- (dated) An outline of the plot of a dramatic or literary work.
- (dated) A screenplay itself, or an outline or a treatment of it.
- An outline or model of an expected or supposed sequence of events.
- 2012 August 23, Alasdair Lamont, “Hearts 0-1 Liverpool”, in BBC Sport[1]:
- 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.
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Etymology edit
From Italian scenario, from Late Latin scaenarium. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
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scenario n (plural scenario's, diminutive scenariootje n)
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- → Indonesian: skenario
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Late Latin scaenārium, from Latin scaena.
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scenario m (plural scenari)
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Norwegian Bokmål edit
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scenario n (definite singular scenarioet, indefinite plural scenario or scenarioer, definite plural scenarioa or scenarioene)
- a scenario
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The inflections scenariet, scenarier and scenariene are also used, which may be valid in Riksmål, as the Danish word scenarie, and also Danish scenario which has optional inflections similar to those in Bokmål, are inflected scenariet, scenarier, and scenarierne.
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References edit
- “scenario” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “scenario” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
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scenario n (definite singular scenarioet, indefinite plural scenario, definite plural scenarioa)
- a scenario
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- “scenario” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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scenario m (plural scenarios)
- Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1911) of cenário.