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   Script

   /skrip(t)/

   

   noun

   • 1. handwriting as distinct from print; written characters: "her neat, tidy script" Similar handwritingwritinghandautographpenletterslonghandpenmanshipcalligraphychirographyscribblescrawlinformal:fist
   • ▪ printed type imitating handwriting.
   • ▪ writing using a particular alphabet: "Russian script"
   • 2. the written text of a play, movie, or broadcast. Similar textbookscreenplaylibrettolyricsscorelinespartsdialoguewordsmanuscript
   • ▪ an automated series of instructions carried out in a specific order.
   • ▪ the social role or behavior appropriate to particular situations that an individual absorbs through cultural influences and association with others.

   verb

   • 1. write a script for (a play, movie, or broadcast): "it was perfectly scripted and beautifully acted"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘something written’): shortening of Old French escript, from Latin scriptum, neuter past participle (used as a noun) of scribere ‘write’.

   Scrabble Points: 10

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   1 day ago · Language is a structured system of communication that consists of grammar and vocabulary. It is the primary means by which humans convey meaning, both in spoken and written forms, and may also be conveyed through sign languages. Human language is characterized by its cultural and historical diversity, with significant variations observed ...