script

Pronunciation: /skɹɪpt/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance
  2. noun something written by hand
  3. noun a particular orthography or writing system

Etymology

From Middle English scrit, borrowed from Old French escrit, from Latin scriptum (something written), from scrībō (“write”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

book, playscript

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
dramatic composition
Narrower (hyponyms)
promptbook, dialogue, scenario, continuity, screenplay, shooting script

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