Added 9 October 2026
storyline
noun
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). More about storyline at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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The plot of a story; one of several within a story, usually interwoven.
That film had a wonderful storyline, but the poor acting let it down.
- A narrative description of a given modeling scenario, highlighting its main characteristics and underlying technical and socioeconomic drivers.
Origin
From story + line. The climate science usage is defined in the IPCC WG III AR5 report (2014).
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