Script
[skrɪpt]
Definition
(noun.) a particular orthography or writing system.
(noun.) a written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance.
(verb.) write a script for; 'The playwright scripted the movie'.
Edited by Jessica--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A writing; a written document.
(n.) Type made in imitation of handwriting.
(n.) An original instrument or document.
(n.) Written characters; style of writing.
Edited by Ian
Definition
n. (print.) type like written letters: a writing: (law) an original document: handwriting.—n. Scrip′tion a handwriting.
Typist: Melville
Examples
- In Yucatan only was there a kind of script, the Maya writing, but it was used simply for keeping a calendar. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- For photo-lithography only line drawing, type print, or script, without any smooth shading, can be employed. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- There was a common script, a common civilization, and a common enemy in the Huns of the north-western borders. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Olenska--O-len-ska, he repeated, drawing back the message in order to print out the foreign syllables above May's rambling script. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- They did not seek to improve their script to make it swift and easy, but circumstances conspired to make it so. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Probably the Mediterranean alphabet, which is the basis of most Indian scripts, had not yet reached India. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
Editor: Omar