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scenario

noun [C] (POSSIBLE EVENT)
 
 
/sɪˈnɑː.ri.əʊ/ US  /səˈner.i.oʊ/ (plural scenarios)

Definition

C2 a description of possible actions or events in the future: There are several possible scenarios. a horrific/nightmare scenario such as a Third World War → See also worst-case scenarioPredicting things and intuition
(Definition of scenario noun (POSSIBLE EVENT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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