scenario

Pronunciation: /sɪˈnɛəɹioʊ/

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun an outline or synopsis of a play (or, by extension, of a literary work)
  2. noun a setting for a work of art or literature
  3. noun a postulated sequence of possible events

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian scenario, from scena + -ario.

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