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 opera2 a: screenplay b: shooting script3: 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>