skrɪpt n. & v. --n. 1
handwriting as
distinct from print;
written characters. 2
type imitating handwriting. 3 an
alphabet or
system of
writing (the
Russian script). 4
the text of a
play,
film, or
broadcast. 5 an examinee's set of written answers. 6
Law an
original document as distinct from a
copy. --v.tr.
write a script
for (a film etc.). [ME, =
thing written, f. OF escri(p)t f. L scriptum, neut.
past part. of scribere write]