script

noun

ˈskript How to pronounce script (audio)
Definition of scriptnext
1
as in handwriting
the form or style of a particular person's writing has a neat, careful script with delicate loops

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2
as in screenplay
the written form of a story prepared for film production sold two scripts to the movie studio

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3
as in calligraphy
writing done by hand sending a thank-you note in script—and not just an e-mail—is the only proper way to express one's gratitude

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Recent Examples of script Forbidden Fruits’s Lily Houghton and Gossip Girl’s Ryan Koehn are developing the script for the new film. — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026 Their partnership fractured over Gilpin's refusal to keep delivering dehumanizing racial slurs written into the script, a dispute that ultimately led to Gilpin being replaced by a young Paul Robeson when the production went overseas. — La'tasha Givens, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026 What helped turn this childhood quirk into a pilot script was a little research into Capgras syndrome, one hell of a delusional disorder that affects the rare patient who firmly believes a family member or close friend is an impostor. — Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026 The script also received support from the 2024 Gotham Week Project Market and the Hamptons International Film Festival Screenwriting Lab. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for script
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  1. handwriting
  2. screenplay
  3. calligraphy
  4. manuscript
Noun
  • Bahdanau was working with artificial neural networks, which had already shown promise in pattern-recognition tasks such as deciphering handwriting and identifying objects in photos.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Some handwriting experts wondered whether a lack of panache in penmanship was generational.
    — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026
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  • But within days of sending the screenplay, Segan got word that Turturro wanted to have lunch.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
  • When watching the finished film, Howe realized their early life experiences wormed their way into the screenplay, too.
    — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 21 Oct. 2026
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  • Buly is hosting free calligraphy courses in its Central boutique in Hong Kong and in Hong Kong, The Louis is updating two galleries to explore the houses’ love of Art Deco and its ties with China.
    — Denni Hu, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Inspired by a Miró retrospective from earlier that year, and having learned about Matisse via Krasner, Pollock trials a variety of marks, from broad, clean planes of blue, orange, and black to jazzy calligraphy.
    — Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of calligraphy
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  • Jane would slip Maria her new manuscript before the latter left London that summer, asking for her advice on both the writing and the content.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The manuscripts at the Habott Library are among the oldest in West Africa.
    — Kang-Chun Cheng, Christian Science Monitor, 24 Oct. 2026
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“Script.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/script. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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