script

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Hyponyms 1.3.3 Related terms 1.3.4 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.5 References 2 French 2.1 Noun

[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

Old English scrit, Latin scriptum (something written), from scrībō (“‘write’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /skrɪpt/
• Rhymes: -ɪpt

[edit] Noun

script (plural scripts)

1. (countable) (obsolete) A writing; a written document.
2. Written characters; style of writing.
3. (typography) Type made in imitation of handwriting.
4. (countable) (law) An original instrument or document.
5. (countable) The written document containing the dialogue and action for a drama; the text of a stage play, movie, or other performance. Especially, the final form used for the performance itself.
6. (computing) A file containing a list of user commands, allowing them to be invoked once to execute in sequence.
7. (linguistics) A system of writing adapted to a particular language or set of languages.
8. An abbreviation for a prescription.

[edit] Synonyms

• (Writing): manuscript, handwriting, cursive, hand
• (Typography): cursive type, typeface, face, or font
• (Computing): macro, shell script, batch file
• (Linguistics): writing system, language script

[edit] Hyponyms

• (text for drama): screenplay
• (text for drama): teleplay

[edit] Related terms

• postscript
• subscript
• superscript
• scriptorium
• scriptwriter

[edit] Translations

[edit] Verb

to script (third-person singular simple present scripts, present participle scripting, simple past and past participle scripted)

1. (transitive) to make or write a script

[edit] References

• script in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

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[edit] French

[edit] Noun

script m. (plural scripts)

1. script