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Added 3 October 2026

scheme

/skiːm/ noun

In Latin: contechnor Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about scheme at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

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A representation of the aspects of the celestial bodies for any moment or at a given event.
A systematic plan of future action.

verb

To plot, or contrive a plan; to maneuver.
To plan; to contrive; to maneuver.

Origin

From late Middle English scheame, from Medieval Latin schēma (“figure, form”), from Ancient Greek σχῆμα (skhêma, “form, shape”), from ἔχω (ékhō, “to hold”). Doublet of schema. Compare sketch.

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