scheme
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Mediaeval Latin schema (“‘figure, form’”).
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /skiːm/
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[edit] Noun
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scheme (plural schemes)
- A systematic plan of future action.
- A plot or secret, devious plan.
- An orderly combination of related parts.
- A chart or diagram of a system or object.
- (mathematics) A type of topological space.
- (British, business, law, finance)
[edit] Usage notes
In the US, generally has devious connotations, while in the UK, frequently used as a neutral term for projects: “The road is closed due to a pavement-widening scheme.”
[edit] Translations
a systematic plan of future action
mathematics
UK, legal, finance
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[edit] Verb
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to scheme (third-person singular simple present schemes, present participle scheming, simple past and past participle schemed)
- (intransitive) To plot, or contrive a plan.
[edit] Translations
to contrive a plan