Synonyms for script


Grammar : Noun
Spell : skript
Phonetic Transcription : skrɪpt

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Définition of script

Origin :
  • late 14c., "something written," earlier scrite (c.1300), from Old French escrit "piece of writing, written paper; credit note, IOU; deed, bond" (Modern French écrit) from Latin scriptum "a writing, book; law; line, mark," noun use of neuter past participle of scribere "to write," from PIE *skribh- "to cut, separate, sift" (cf. Greek skariphasthai "to scratch an outline, sketch," Lettish skripat "scratch, write," Old Norse hrifa "scratch"), from root *(s)ker- "cut, incise" (cf. Old English sceran "cut off, shear;" see shear (v.)) on the notion of carving marks in stone, wood, etc.
  • Meaning "handwriting" is recorded from 1860. Theatrical use, short for manuscript, is attested from 1884. The importance of Rome to the spread of civilization in Europe is attested by the fact that the word for "write" in Celtic and Germanic (as well as Romanic) languages derives from scribere (e.g. French écrire, Irish scriobhaim, Welsh ysgrifennu, German schreiben). The cognate Old English scrifan means "to allot, assign, decree" (see shrive; also cf. Old Norse skript "penance") and Modern English uses write (v.) to express this action.
  • noun handwriting
  • noun story for a performance
Example sentences :
  • After having read it, she assured me that this script was a riddle to her.
  • Extract from : « The Memoirs of Madame de Montespan, Complete » by Madame La Marquise De Montespan
  • "I'll send you the script when I get it back from Manders," Eric promised with a laugh.
  • Extract from : « The Education of Eric Lane » by Stephen McKenna
  • He tiptoed across to the bench and pointed to the script beneath the plate.
  • Extract from : « The Best Short Stories of 1920 » by Various
  • He opened the book and glanced at the script and the two signature stamps.
  • Extract from : « The Best Made Plans » by Everett B. Cole
  • I wrote you how much he liked it when I read the original 'script to him?
  • Extract from : « Jane Journeys On » by Ruth Comfort Mitchell
  • I've learned every word of the whole 'script, watching every day the way I have.
  • Extract from : « Jane Journeys On » by Ruth Comfort Mitchell
  • As it is not dated, its age must be determined mainly by the character of its script.
  • Extract from : « Legends Of Babylon And Egypt » by Leonard W. King
  • But I'll change the script of this play to conform to the chase.
  • Extract from : « The Moving Picture Girls at Rocky Ranch » by Laura Lee Hope
  • I sounded to myself like an actor reading the script of a play for the first time.
  • Extract from : « Highways in Hiding » by George Oliver Smith
  • Different portions of this script have been seen in many books.
  • Extract from : « Customs and Fashions in Old New England » by Alice Morse Earle
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