Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 11th Edition
SCRIPT
I. noun see: scribe
Date: 14th century
1. something written ; text , an original or principal instrument or document, c. manuscript 1, the written text of a stage play, screenplay, or broadcast,
2. a style of printed letters that resembles handwriting, written characters ; handwriting , alphabet , a plan of action,
II. transitive verb
Date: 1935
to prepare a script for or from, to provide carefully considered details for (as a plan of action) ,
III. noun
Date: 1951
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