script

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance
  2. noun something written by hand
  3. noun a particular orthography or writing system

Etymology

From Middle English scrit, borrowed from Old French escrit, from Latin scriptum (something written), from scrībō (“write”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

book, playscript

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