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scheme

  [skeem] noun, verb, schemed, schem⋅ing.
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–noun
1. a plan, design, or program of action to be followed; project.
2. an underhand plot; intrigue.
3. a visionary or impractical project.
4. a body or system of related doctrines, theories, etc.: a scheme of philosophy.
5. any system of correlated things, parts, etc., or the manner of its arrangement.
6. a plan, program, or policy officially adopted and followed, as by a government or business: The company's pension scheme is very successful.
7. an analytical or tabular statement.
8. a diagram, map, or the like.
9. an astrological diagram of the heavens.
–verb (used with object)
10. to devise as a scheme; plan; plot; contrive.
–verb (used without object)
11. to lay schemes; devise plans; plot.
Origin:
1545–55; < ML schēma (s. schēmat-) < Gk schêma form, figure

Related forms:
schemeless, adjective
schemer, noun

Synonyms:
1, 6. See plan. 2. stratagem, cabal, conspiracy. 5. pattern, schema. 10. See plot 1 .
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scheme   (skēm)   
n.  

  1. A systematic plan of action: "Did you ever carry out your scheme of writing a series of sonnets embodying all the great epochs of art?" (Edith Wharton).

  2. A secret or devious plan; a plot. See Synonyms at plan.

  3. An orderly combination of related parts: an irrigation scheme with dams, reservoirs, and channels.

  4. A chart, diagram, or outline of a system or object.

v.   schemed, schem·ing, schemes

v.   tr.

  1. To plot: scheming their revenge.

  2. To contrive a plan or scheme for.

v.   intr.
To make plans, especially secret or devious ones.

[Latin schēma, figure, from Greek skhēma; see segh- in Indo-European roots.]
schem'er n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

scheme  (n.)
1553, "figure of speech," from M.L. schema "shape, figure, form, figure of speech," from Gk. skhema (gen. skhematos) "figure, appearance, the nature of a thing," related to skhein "to get," and ekhein "to have," from PIE base *segh- "to hold, to hold in one's power, to have" (cf. Skt. sahate "he masters," sahah "power, victory;" Avestan hazah "power, victory;" Gk. ekhein "to have, hold;" Goth. sigis, O.H.G. sigu, O.N. sigr, O.E. sige "victory"). The sense "program of action" first is attested 1647. Unfavorable overtones (selfish, devious) began to creep in early 18c. The verb, in the sense of "devise a scheme," was first recorded 1767. Color scheme is attested from 1884.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: scheme
Function: noun
1 : a combination of elements (as statutes or regulations) that are connected, adjusted, and integrated by design : a systematic plan or program scheme>
2 : a crafty, unethical, or fraudulent project scheme to defraud investors>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: scheme
Pronunciation: 'skEm
Function: noun
: SCHEMA
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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