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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SCRIPT, n. A scrip. [Not in use.]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance [syn: script, book, playscript]
2: something written by hand; "she recognized his handwriting"; "his hand was illegible" [syn: handwriting, hand, script]
3: a particular orthography or writing system v
1: write a script for; "The playwright scripted the movie"

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin scriptum thing written, from neuter of scriptus, past participle of scribere to write — more at scribe Date: 14th century 1. a. something written ; text b. an original or principal instrument or document c. (1) manuscript 1 (2) the written text of a stage play, screenplay, or broadcast; specifically the one used in production or performance 2. a. a style of printed letters that resembles handwriting b. written characters ; handwriting c. alphabet 3. a plan of action II. transitive verb Date: 1935 1. to prepare a script for or from 2. to provide carefully considered details for (as a plan of action) <an event carefully scripted to attract attention> III. noun Date: 1951 prescription 4a

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & v. --n. 1 handwriting as distinct from print; written characters. 2 type imitating handwriting. 3 an alphabet or system of writing (the Russian script). 4 the text of a play, film, or broadcast. 5 an examinee's set of written answers. 6 Law an original document as distinct from a copy. --v.tr. write a script for (a film etc.). Etymology: ME, = thing written, f. OF escrit f. L scriptum, neut. past part. of scribere write

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Script Script, n. [OE. scrit, L. scriptum something written, fr. scribere, scriptum to write: cf. OF. escript, ?scrit, F. ['e]crit. See Scribe, and cf. Scrip a writing.] 1. A writing; a written document. [Obs.] --aucer. 2. (Print.) Type made in imitation of handwriting. 3. (Law) An original instrument or document. 4. Written characters; style of writing.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(scripts, scripting, scripted) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. The script of a play, film, or television programme is the written version of it. Jenny's writing a film script. N-COUNT 2. The person who scripts a film or a radio or television play writes it. ...James Cameron, who scripted and directed both films. VERB: V n 3. You can refer to a particular system of writing as a particular script. ...a text in the Malay language but written in Arabic script. N-VAR: usu adj N 4. If you say that something which has happened is not in the script, or that someone has not followed the script, you mean that something has happened which was not expected or intended to happen. Losing was not in the script... The game plan was right. We just didn't follow the script. N-SING: the N, usu with brd-neg

Moby Thesaurus

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