English noun: script |
1. | script (communication) a written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance |
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| Synonyms | book, playscript |
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| Broader (hypernym) | dramatic composition, dramatic work |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | continuity, dialog, dialogue, libretto, prompt copy, promptbook, scenario, screenplay, shooting script |
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2. | script (communication) something written by hand |
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| Samples | She recognized his handwriting. His hand was illegible.
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| Synonyms | hand, handwriting |
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| Broader (hypernym) | writing |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | cacography, calligraphy, chirography, cursive, cursive script, longhand, penmanship, running hand, scratch, scrawl, scribble, shorthand, stenography, tachygraphy |
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| Domain category | handwriting |
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3. | script (communication) a particular orthography or writing system |
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| Broader (hypernym) | orthography, writing system |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | alphabet, Aramaic, Aramaic script, Avestan, Brahmi, cuneiform, Devanagari, Devanagari script, Nagari, Nagari script, Pahlavi, syllabary, syllabic script, Uighur, Uigur, uncial, Uygur |
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