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script.

A writing; a written document.

6 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/skɹɪpt/Australia, Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation, Scotland/skɹəpt/New-Zealand/skɾipʈ/India
  1. A writing; a written document.

    countable
  2. Written characters; style of writing.

    countable · uncountable
  3. Type made in imitation of handwriting.

    countable · uncountable
  4. An original instrument or document.

    countable
  5. 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.

    countable
  6. A series of events with a predefined order and outcome.

    broadly · countable · uncountable
  7. A brief and simple program.

    countable · uncountable
  8. A file containing a list of user commands, allowing them to be invoked once to execute in sequence.

    countable · uncountable
  9. Ellipsis of behavioral script, a sequence of actions in a given situation.

    abbreviation · alt-of · countable · ellipsis · uncountable
  10. A system of writing adapted to a particular language or set of languages.

    countable · uncountable
  11. Clipping of prescription (for drugs or medicine).

    abbreviation · alt-of · clipping · countable · informal · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-? Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreybʰ- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kréybʰeti Proto-Italic *skreiβō Latin scrībō Latin scrīptum Old French escritbor. Middle English scrit English script From Middle English scrit, borrowed from Old French escrit, from Latin scriptum (something written), from scrībō (“write”).

verb/skɹɪpt/Australia, Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation, Scotland/skɹəpt/New-Zealand/skɾipʈ/India
  1. To make or write a script.

    transitive
  2. To devise, concoct, or contrive.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-? Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreybʰ- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kréybʰeti Proto-Italic *skreiβō Latin scrībō Latin scrīptum Old French escritbor. Middle English scrit English script From Middle English scrit, borrowed from Old French escrit, from Latin scriptum (something written), from scrībō (“write”).

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