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How to pronounce scenario in English?

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Type Words
Type of book, playscript, script
Derivation scenarist
Type Words
Type of assumption, premise, premiss


planners developed several scenarios in case of an attack.
Type Words
Type of scene, setting


the scenario is France during the Reign of Terror.

Examples of scenario

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So you may spend two grand on it and still not ward off the worst-case scenario.
From the online.wsj.com
Your ideal financial scenario would be for every stock to be a long-term winner.
From the foxbusiness.com
Right now, it looks like inflation could be the trickiest part of that scenario.
From the businessweek.com
In this scenario, the mullahs don't lose, they capitalize on public frustration.
From the businessweek.com
On the other hand, dads like Weagley and I worry about the lonely road scenario.
From the stltoday.com
It is strange that in the aftermath, this is the scenario that goes unmentioned.
From the dailymail.co.uk
In a short shutdown scenario, financial markets won't be significantly affected.
From the theatlantic.com
We discussed what we would do for each scenario and then there was another wail.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Basically, what you get is just a slow-motion version of the nightmare scenario.
From the economist.com
More examples
  • An outline or synopsis of a play (or, by extension, of a literary work)
  • A setting for a work of art or literature; "the scenario is France during the Reign of Terror"
  • A postulated sequence of possible events; "planners developed several scenarios in case of an attack"
  • A scenario (from Italian, that which is pinned to the scenery) is a synthetic description of an event or series of actions and events. In the Commedia dell'arte it was an outline of entrances, exits, and action describing the plot of a play that was literally pinned to the back of the scenery. ...
  • Scenario is a 1983 album by jazz fusion guitarist, Al Di Meola. It furthered the musical direction that became apparent on his previous album Electric Rendezvous and saw a greater influence of keyboard player Jan Hammer on the album. ...
  • In computing, a scenario is a narrative describing foreseeable interactions of types of users (characters) and the system. Scenarios include information about goals, expectations, motivations, actions and reactions. ...
  • "Scenario" is the third single from A Tribe Called Quest's second album The Low End Theory (1991). The song features members of Leaders of the New School. Matt Cibula of PopMatters called the track hip hop's greatest posse cut. ...
  • An outline of the plot of a dramatic or literary work; A screenplay itself, or an outline or a treatment of it; An outline or model of an expected or supposed sequence of events
  • (Scenarios) "Short stories" that describe a system interaction with respect to some quality attribute. ...