[skrɪpt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- handwriting as distinct from print; written characters
(e.g: her neat, tidy script)

- the written text of a play, film, or broadcast

- a candidate's written answers in an examination


Phrases:
- flip the script

Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘something written’): shortening of Old French escript, from Latin scriptum, neuter past participle (used as a noun) of scribere ‘write’

[skrɪpt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- write a script for (a play, film, or broadcast)
(e.g: it was perfectly scripted and beautifully acted)


Phrases:
- flip the script

Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘something written’): shortening of Old French escript, from Latin scriptum, neuter past participle (used as a noun) of scribere ‘write’

[skrɪpt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a doctor's prescription


Phrases:

Origin:
late 19th century: shortened from prescription