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script
noun
the
written
text
of
a
play
,
film
,
radio
programme
,
or
other
performance
,
including
dialogue
and
stage
directions
•
The
actors
gathered
around
the
table
to
read
the
new
movie
script
.
The
actors
gathered
around
the
table
to
read
the
new
movie
script
.
•
I
left
my
script
at
home
and
had
to
borrow
someone
else's
.
I
left
my
script
at
home
and
had
to
borrow
someone
else's
.
Sense
developed
in
the
early
20th
century
as
moving
pictures
became
popular
,
extending
the
idea
of
‘
something
written
’
to
performance
texts
.
noun
a
system
of
written
characters
used
for
a
particular
language
or
style
of
handwriting
•
The
ancient
manuscript
was
written
in
beautiful
Arabic
script
.
The
ancient
manuscript
was
written
in
beautiful
Arabic
script
.
•
When
learning
Japanese
,
students
must
master
three
different
scripts
.
When
learning
Japanese
,
students
must
master
three
different
scripts
.
From
Latin
“
scriptum
”,
meaning
“
something
written
”,
from
the
verb
“
scribere
” (“
to
write
”).
noun
a
small
program
written
in
a
scripting
language
that
automates
tasks
on
a
computer
or
website
•
A
short
Python
script
can
rename
hundreds
of
files
in
seconds
.
A
short
Python
script
can
rename
hundreds
of
files
in
seconds
.
•
She
uploaded
a
login
script
that
automates
the
process
.
She
uploaded
a
login
script
that
automates
the
process
.
Adopted
in
the
1960s
for
short
job-control
files
on
early
computers
,
drawing
on
the
idea
of
actors
performing
written
lines
.
noun
(
informal
)
a
written
prescription
for
medicine
•
The
pharmacist
filled
her
doctor
’
s
script
within
minutes
.
The
pharmacist
filled
her
doctor
’
s
script
within
minutes
.
•
Do
you
have
a
script
for
that
medication
?
Do
you
have
a
script
for
that
medication
?
Clipped
form
of
“
prescription
”,
common
in
U
.
S
.
pharmacies
from
the
mid-20th
century
onward
.
verb
to
write
the
dialogue
and
directions
for
a
play
,
movie
,
advertisement
,
or
other
performance
•
She
was
hired
to
script
the
new
detective
series
.
She
was
hired
to
script
the
new
detective
series
.
•
The
marketing
team
asked
him
to
script
a
catchy
advertisement
.
The
marketing
team
asked
him
to
script
a
catchy
advertisement
.
Verbal
use
recorded
from
the
1930s
,
back-formed
from
the
noun
meaning
‘
performance
text
’.
description
noun
a
piece
of
spoken
or
written
language
that
tells
what
someone
or
something
is
like
•
Maria
wrote
a
vivid
description
of
the
sunset
in
her
travel
journal
.
Maria
wrote
a
vivid
description
of
the
sunset
in
her
travel
journal
.
•
The
police
officer
asked
the
witness
for
a
description
of
the
thief
.
The
police
officer
asked
the
witness
for
a
description
of
the
thief
.
From
Latin
descriptio
(
a
sketch
,
enumeration
,
representation
),
from
describere
(“
to
describe
”).
noun
the
act
or
process
of
describing
something
•
The
teacher
gave
the
class
fifteen
minutes
for
the
description
of
their
favorite
animal
.
The
teacher
gave
the
class
fifteen
minutes
for
the
description
of
their
favorite
animal
.
•
Good
storytelling
depends
on
the
careful
description
of
characters
’
feelings
.
Good
storytelling
depends
on
the
careful
description
of
characters
’
feelings
.
See
Sense
1
etymology
.
prescription
noun
a
written
order
from
a
doctor
telling
a
patient
which
medicine
to
take
and
how
to
take
it
•
The
doctor
handed
Maria
a
prescription
for
antibiotics
after
the
examination
.
The
doctor
handed
Maria
a
prescription
for
antibiotics
after
the
examination
.
•
Without
my
glasses
,
I
couldn't
read
the
small
print
on
the
prescription
.
Without
my
glasses
,
I
couldn't
read
the
small
print
on
the
prescription
.
From
Latin
praescriptiō
,
meaning
‘
written
before
’.
Originally
referred
to
legal
written
directions
,
later
used
for
medical
orders
.
noun
a
medicine
that
you
can
only
get
from
a
pharmacy
when
a
doctor
has
approved
it
•
The
pharmacist
told
Liam
his
prescription
would
be
ready
in
ten
minutes
.
The
pharmacist
told
Liam
his
prescription
would
be
ready
in
ten
minutes
.
•
After
surgery
,
the
doctor
gave
her
a
strong
painkiller
prescription
.
After
surgery
,
the
doctor
gave
her
a
strong
painkiller
prescription
.
noun
a
suggestion
or
plan
that
is
intended
to
solve
a
problem
or
improve
a
situation
•
The
report
offered
a
clear
prescription
for
reducing
traffic
in
the
city
.
The
report
offered
a
clear
prescription
for
reducing
traffic
in
the
city
.
•
Experts
disagree
on
the
best
economic
prescription
for
inflation
.
Experts
disagree
on
the
best
economic
prescription
for
inflation
.
noun
in
law
,
the
gaining
or
loss
of
a
right
because
a
certain
period
of
time
has
passed
•
The
family
claimed
the
land
by
prescription
after
farming
it
for
decades
.
The
family
claimed
the
land
by
prescription
after
farming
it
for
decades
.
•
The
crime
was
no
longer
prosecutable
because
the
statute
of
prescription
had
expired
.
The
crime
was
no
longer
prosecutable
because
the
statute
of
prescription
had
expired
.