script Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance
    playscript; book.
  2. noun something written by hand
    handwriting; hand.
    • she recognized his handwriting
    • his hand was illegible
  3. noun a particular orthography or writing system
  4. verb write a script for
    • The playwright scripted the movie

WordNet

Script noun
Etymology
OE. scrit, L. scriptum something written, fr. scribere, scriptum to write: cf. OF. escript, scrit, F. écrit. See Scribe, and cf. Scrip a writing.
Definitions
  1. A writing; a written document. Obs. aucer.
  2. (Print.) Type made in imitation of handwriting.
  3. (Law) An original instrument or document.
  4. Written characters; style of writing. 5. The written document containing the dialogue and action for a drama; the text of a stage play, movie, or other performance. Especially, the final form used for the performance itself.

Webster 1913