Main Entry: sce·nar·io

Pronunciation: \sə-ˈner-ē-ˌō, US also and especially British -ˈnär-\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural sce·nar·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>