script
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Etymology
From Middle English scrit, borrowed from Old French escrit, from Latin scriptum (something written), from scrībō (“write”).
Pronunciation
Noun
script (countable and uncountable, plural scripts)
- (countable, obsolete) A writing; a written document.
- Synonyms: cursive, hand, handwriting, manuscript
- Written characters; style of writing.
- (typography) Type made in imitation of handwriting.
- Synonym: cursive
- (countable, law) An original instrument or document.
- (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.
- Synonym: play
- Hyponyms: screenplay, teleplay, telescript, radioplay
- (computing) A file containing a list of user commands, allowing them to be invoked once to execute in sequence.
- Synonyms: batch file, macro, shell script
- Hyponyms: coffeescript, here-script, postscript
- (psychology) Ellipsis of behavioral script; a sequence of actions in a given situation.
- (linguistics) A system of writing adapted to a particular language or set of languages.
- Synonyms: language script, writing system
- (informal) Clipping of prescription. (for drugs or medicine)
- 2020, Emily Segal, Mercury Retrograde, New York: Deluge Books, →ISBN:
- She gave me a Bipolar II diagnosis and a script for epilepsy medicine that could be used off-label in cases like mine.
Hyponyms
Derived terms
- artificial script
- beat-script
- Bengali script
- clerical script
- clerkly script
- conscript
- constructed script
- cultural script
- flip the script
- Fraser script
- grass script
- great seal script
- here-script
- Indic script
- Indus script
- inscript
- Khitan large script
- Khitan small script
- large seal script
- Latin script
- lesser seal script
- love script
- oracle bone script
- Pollard script
- post script
- Qin script
- regular script
- retroscripting
- Roman script
- running script
- script doctor
- script editor
- scripting language
- script kiddie
- script kiddy
- script monkey
- scriptorium
- scriptwriter
- seal script
- small seal script
- spec script
- square script
- subscripting
- Sundanese script
- Tibetan script
Related terms
Translations
writing; written document
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written characters, style of writing
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type made in imitation of handwriting
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(law) an original instrument or document
text of the dialogue and action for a drama
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(computing) procedure or program
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a system of writing
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Verb
script (third-person singular simple present scripts, present participle scripting, simple past and past participle scripted)
- (transitive) To make or write a script.
- (transitive) To devise, concoct, or contrive.
- 2018, James Lambert, “Setting the Record Straight: An In-depth Examination of Hobson-Jobson”, in International Journal of Lexicography, volume 31, number 4, , page 487:
- Such hedging is necessitated by the lack of in-depth knowledge of the contents, which also gives free rein to the scripting of unsubstantiated factoids concerning the book.
Translations
References
- “script”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
script n (plural scripts, diminutive scriptje n or scrippie n)
- (art) script (written text of a dramatic performance)
- (computing) script (sequential list of commands)
See also
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
script m (plural scripts)
- script (written dialogue for a play, film, etc.)
Further reading
- “script”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Alternative forms
- szkript
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
script (plural scriptek)
Declension
| Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | script | scriptek |
| accusative | scriptet | scripteket |
| dative | scriptnek | scripteknek |
| instrumental | scripttel | scriptekkel |
| causal-final | scriptért | scriptekért |
| translative | scriptté | scriptekké |
| terminative | scriptig | scriptekig |
| essive-formal | scriptként | scriptekként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | scriptben | scriptekben |
| superessive | scripten | scripteken |
| adessive | scriptnél | scripteknél |
| illative | scriptbe | scriptekbe |
| sublative | scriptre | scriptekre |
| allative | scripthez | scriptekhez |
| elative | scriptből | scriptekből |
| delative | scriptről | scriptekről |
| ablative | scripttől | scriptektől |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
scripté | scripteké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
scriptéi | scriptekéi |
| Possessive forms of script | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | scriptem | scriptjeim |
| 2nd person sing. | scripted | scriptjeid |
| 3rd person sing. | scriptje | scriptjei |
| 1st person plural | scriptünk | scriptjeink |
| 2nd person plural | scriptetek | scriptjeitek |
| 3rd person plural | scriptjük | scriptjeik |
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from English script, from Middle English scrit, Old French escrit, and ultimately Latin scriptum (“something written”).
Pronunciation
Noun
script n (definite singular scriptet, indefinite plural script, definite plural scripta or scriptene)
- (computing) a script (list of commands)
- (colloquial, cinematography) a script (written document containing dialogue)
script m (definite singular scripten, indefinite plural scripter, definite plural scriptene)
Derived terms
References
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from English script, from Middle English scrit, Old French escrit, and ultimately Latin scriptum (“something written”).
Pronunciation
Noun
script n (definite singular scriptet, indefinite plural script, definite plural scripta)
- (computing) a script (list of commands)
- (colloquial, cinematography) a script (written document containing dialogue)
script m (definite singular scripten, indefinite plural scriptar, definite plural scriptane)
Derived terms
References
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English script. Doublet of escrito.
Pronunciation
Noun
script m (plural scripts)
- (acting) script (text of the dialogue and action for a drama)
- Synonym: roteiro
- (computing) script (source code that is interpreted rather than compiled)
Related terms
Etymology
Initially inherited from Latin scriptum as the past participle of scrie, which was later replaced by scris. The current meaning is borrowed from English script.
Noun
script n (plural scripturi)
Declension
Declension of script