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scenario

[si-nair-ee-oh, -nahr-] Origin

sce·nar·i·o

[si-nair-ee-oh, -nahr-]
noun, plural -nar·i·os.
1.
an outline of the plot of a dramatic work, giving particulars as to the scenes, characters, situations, etc.
2.
the 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.
3.
an imagined or projected sequence of events, especially any of several detailed plans or possibilities: One scenario calls for doubling profits by increasing our advertising, the other by reducing costs.

Origin:
1875–80; < Italian < Latin scēnārium. See scene, -ary


3. scheme, plan, concept, sketch.

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an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
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scenario (sɪˈnɑːrɪˌəʊ)
 
n , pl -narios
1.  a summary of the plot of a play, etc, including information about its characters, scenes, etc
2.  a predicted sequence of events: let's try another scenario, involving the demise of democracy
 
[C19: via Italian from Latin scēnārium, from scēna; see scene]
 
scenarist
 
n

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Word Origin & History

scenario
1878, "sketch of the plot of a play," from It. scenario, from L.L. scenarius "of stage scenes," from L. scena "scene" (see scene). Meaning "imagined situation" is first recorded 1962.
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scenario

in film making, original idea for a film translated into a visually oriented text. The scenario plan gives the mood of each image and its relationship with the other shots in the sequence. The writer of the shooting script sets up each individual camera shot according to the camera directions that are given in the scenario.

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