SCENARIO


Meaning of SCENARIO in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ sə-ˈner-ē-ˌō, US also and especially Brit ]

-ˈnär- noun

( plural -i·os )

Etymology: Italian, from Latin scaenarium place for erecting stages, from scaena stage

Date: 1875

1.

a. : an outline or synopsis of a play ; especially : a plot outline used by actors of the commedia dell'arte

b. : the libretto of an opera

2.

a. : screenplay

b. : shooting script

3. : a sequence of events especially when imagined ; especially : an account or synopsis of a possible course of action or events

his scenario for a settlement envisages…reunification — Selig Harrison

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.