noun / verb
script
SKRIPT/skrɪpt/
The written words for a performance or speech.
The actors read the script together before their first rehearsal.
Etymology
Latin scribere supplies the idea of writing, but the theatrical sense arose as a shortening of manuscript. The word thus names the written text used for a performance, broadcast, or film.
In context
we read plays, most times we read the dialogue. Do we even remember the other parts of the script?
More examples
- She scripts each episode of the radio drama.
- The mayor sticks to the script during his speech.
- We revise the script to give the ending more impact.
Forms
script · scripts · scripted · scripting
scriptwriter noun — Someone who writes scripts for performances.
Similar words
- screenplay
- Specifically a film script, including dialogue and scene descriptions.
- text
- Written words generally, not necessarily intended for performance.