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scheme

/skˈim/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

noun

  1. an elaborate and systematic plan of action
  2. a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery
  3. a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole
    “a vast system of production and distribution and consumption keep the country going”
  4. an internal representation of the world; an organization of concepts and actions that can be revised by new information about the world
  5. a schematic or preliminary plan

verb

  1. form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner
  2. devise a system or form a scheme for

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