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🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

シナリオ

Pronunciation / Transliteration: shinario

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Scenario/səˈnɛr.i.oʊ/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1450 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"最悪のシナリオを想定しておく必要がある。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A postulated sequence or development of events, especially a detailed plan or possibility.

    "We must prepare for every possible scenario before launching the new product."
  2. 2

    A written outline of a film, play, or broadcast work giving details of the plot and individual scenes.

    "The director carefully reviewed the scenario to ensure the narrative flow made sense."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Italian word 'scenario', based on Latin 'scaena' (scene/stage), which traces back to the Greek 'skēnē'. Originally used in the 16th century in Italian theatrical contexts to describe a sketch of the plot or the setting of a play, the term eventually broadened in English to denote any projected sequence of events or possible set of circumstances.

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