noun · verb · 17 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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rhymes with -ɪpt
CMU ARPABET:S K R IH1 P T
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1
noun
Meaning 1
A writing; a written document.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: cursive, hand, handwriting, manuscript
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
Written characters; style of writing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
Type made in imitation of handwriting.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: media, publishing, typography
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: cursive
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
An original instrument or document.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Topics: law
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
The written document containing the dialogue and action for a drama; the text of a stage play, movie, or other performance. Especially, the final form used for the performance itself.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: play
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
A series of events with a predefined order and outcome.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
noun
Meaning 7
A brief and simple program.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-? Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreybh- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kréybheti Proto-Italic *skreiβō Latin scrībō Latin scrīptum Old French escritbor. Middle English scrit English script From Middle English scrit, borrowed from Old French escrit, from Latin scriptum (something written), from scrībō (“write”).
Across languages
Translations
265 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
shkrim
— writing; written document
Arabic:
كِتَابَة
(kitāba)
— writing; written document
Azerbaijani:
yazı
— writing; written document
Bulgarian:
писмо́
(pismó)
— writing; written document
Chinese Mandarin:
文章
(wénzhāng)
— writing; written document
Dutch:
geschrift
— writing; written document
Estonian:
käsikiri
— writing; written document
Finnish:
kirjoitus
— writing; written document
Finnish:
käsikirjoitus
— writing; written document
French:
écrit
— writing; written document
German:
Skript
— writing; written document
German:
Skriptum
— writing; written document
Greek:
γραφή
(grafí)
— writing; written document
Greek:
χειρόγραφο
(cheirógrafo)
— writing; written document
Greek:
γραπτό
(graptó)
— writing; written document
Hungarian:
forgatókönyv
— writing; written document
Italian:
scritto
— writing; written document
Japanese:
文書
(bunsho)
— writing; written document
Japanese:
文章
(bunshō)
— writing; written document
Korean:
문서
(munseo)
— writing; written document
Korean:
문장
(munjang)
— writing; written document
Latin:
scriptum
— writing; written document
Māori:
hōtuhi
— writing; written document
Plautdietsch:
Schreft
— writing; written document
Polish:
pismo
— writing; written document
Portuguese:
escrito
— writing; written document
Russian:
скрипт
(skript)
— writing; written document
Russian:
письмо́
(pisʹmó)
— writing; written document
Scottish Gaelic:
sgrìobhainn
— writing; written document
Spanish:
escrito
— writing; written document
Spanish:
escripto
— writing; written document
Swedish:
handskrift
— writing; written document
Albanian:
shkronja
— written characters, style of writing
Albanian:
gërma
— written characters, style of writing
Arabic:
كِتَابَة
(kitāba)
— written characters, style of writing
Assamese:
আখৰ
(akhor)
— written characters, style of writing
Assamese:
লিপি
(lipi)
— written characters, style of writing
Assamese:
হৰফ
(horoph)
— written characters, style of writing
Belarusian:
по́чырк
(póčyrk)
— written characters, style of writing
Bulgarian:
по́черк
(póčerk)
— written characters, style of writing
Bulgarian:
пи́смен знак
(písmen znak)
— written characters, style of writing
Chinese Mandarin:
文字
(wénzì)
— written characters, style of writing
Dutch:
handschrift
— written characters, style of writing
Estonian:
trükikiri
— written characters, style of writing
Finnish:
käsiala
— written characters, style of writing
French:
écriture
— written characters, style of writing
German:
Handschrift
— written characters, style of writing
Greek:
γραφή
(grafí)
— written characters, style of writing
Hindi:
लिपि
(lipi)
— written characters, style of writing
Hindi:
लेखन
(lekhan)
— written characters, style of writing
Hungarian:
írás
— written characters, style of writing
Italian:
scrittura
— written characters, style of writing
Italian:
calligrafia
— written characters, style of writing
Japanese:
書体
(shotai)
— written characters, style of writing
Japanese:
文字
— written characters, style of writing
Korean:
문자
(munja)
— written characters, style of writing
Malayalam:
ലിപി
(lipi)
— written characters, style of writing
Māori:
hōtuhi
— written characters, style of writing
Mongolian:
бичиг
(bičig)
— written characters, style of writing
Plautdietsch:
Schreft
— written characters, style of writing
Polish:
pismo
— written characters, style of writing
Portuguese:
escrita
— written characters, style of writing
Russian:
по́черк
(póčerk)
— written characters, style of writing
Russian:
шрифт
(font)
— written characters, style of writing
Russian:
пи́сьменность
(písʹmennostʹ)
— written characters, style of writing
Swedish:
skrivstil
— written characters, style of writing
Telugu:
లిపి
(lipi)
— written characters, style of writing
Turkish:
hat
— written characters, style of writing
Ukrainian:
по́черк
(póčerk)
— written characters, style of writing
Urdu:
لیکھن
(lekhan)
— written characters, style of writing
Venetan:
scritura
— written characters, style of writing
Esperanto:
skribesko
— type made in imitation of handwriting
Esperanto:
kaligrafia tiparo
— type made in imitation of handwriting
Finnish:
käsialakirjoitus
— type made in imitation of handwriting
Hungarian:
írott betű
— type made in imitation of handwriting
Albanian:
dorëshkrim
— (law) an original instrument or document
Bulgarian:
оригина́л
(originál)
— (law) an original instrument or document
Finnish:
alkuperäisdokumentti
— (law) an original instrument or document
Finnish:
alkuperäinen
— (law) an original instrument or document
German:
Urschrift
— (law) an original instrument or document
German:
Original
— (law) an original instrument or document
Greek:
πρωτότυπο
(protótypo)
— (law) an original instrument or document
Polish:
pismo
— (law) an original instrument or document
Russian:
оригина́л
(originál)
— (law) an original instrument or document
Scottish Gaelic:
sgrìobhainn
— (law) an original instrument or document
Arabic:
سِينَارْيُو
(sināryū)
— text of the dialogue and action for a drama
Armenian:
սցենար
(scʻenar)
— text of the dialogue and action for a drama
Azerbaijani:
ssenari
— text of the dialogue and action for a drama
Basque:
libreto
— text of the dialogue and action for a drama
Belarusian:
сцэна́рый
(scenáryj)
— text of the dialogue and action for a drama
Belarusian:
сцэна́р
(scenár)
— text of the dialogue and action for a drama
Bulgarian:
сцена́рий
(scenárij)
— text of the dialogue and action for a drama
Burmese:
ဇာတ်ညွှန်း
(jathnywan:)
— text of the dialogue and action for a drama
Catalan:
guió
— text of the dialogue and action for a drama
Chinese Mandarin:
腳本 /脚本
(jiǎoběn)
— text of the dialogue and action for a drama
Chinese Mandarin:
劇本 /剧本
(jùběn)
— text of the dialogue and action for a drama
Czech:
scénář
— text of the dialogue and action for a drama
Danish:
manuskript
— text of the dialogue and action for a drama
Esperanto:
scenaro
— text of the dialogue and action for a drama
Estonian:
käsikiri
— text of the dialogue and action for a drama
Faroese:
handrit
— text of the dialogue and action for a drama
Finnish:
käsikirjoitus
— text of the dialogue and action for a drama
French:
script
— text of the dialogue and action for a drama
French:
scénario
— text of the dialogue and action for a drama
German:
Drehbuch
— text of the dialogue and action for a drama
German:
Skript
— text of the dialogue and action for a drama
Greek:
σενάριο
(senário)
— text of the dialogue and action for a drama
Hebrew:
תַּסְרִיט
— text of the dialogue and action for a drama
Italian:
copione
— text of the dialogue and action for a drama
Japanese:
脚本
(kyakuhon)
— text of the dialogue and action for a drama
Japanese:
台本
(daihon)
— text of the dialogue and action for a drama
Khmer:
នាដកថា
(niədaʼkaʼthaa)
— text of the dialogue and action for a drama
Korean:
각본
(gakbon)
— text of the dialogue and action for a drama
Korean:
대본
(daebon)
— text of the dialogue and action for a drama
Lao:
ບົດລະຄອນ
(bot la khǭn)
— text of the dialogue and action for a drama
Latin:
scriptus
— text of the dialogue and action for a drama
Latin:
scaenarium
— text of the dialogue and action for a drama
Macedonian:
сценарио
(scenario)
— text of the dialogue and action for a drama
Malayalam:
തിരക്കഥ
(tirakkatha)
— text of the dialogue and action for a drama
Māori:
hōtuhi
— text of the dialogue and action for a drama
Persian:
نَمایِشنامِه
— text of the dialogue and action for a drama
Polish:
scenariusz
— text of the dialogue and action for a drama
Portuguese:
script
— text of the dialogue and action for a drama
Portuguese:
roteiro
— text of the dialogue and action for a drama
Romanian:
scenariu
— text of the dialogue and action for a drama
Romanian:
script
— text of the dialogue and action for a drama
Russian:
сцена́рий
(scenárij)
— text of the dialogue and action for a drama
Serbo-Croatian:
сцѐна̄рӣј
— text of the dialogue and action for a drama
Serbo-Croatian:
scènārīj
— text of the dialogue and action for a drama
Slovak:
scenár
— text of the dialogue and action for a drama
Slovene:
scenarij
— text of the dialogue and action for a drama
Spanish:
libreto
— text of the dialogue and action for a drama
Spanish:
guion
— text of the dialogue and action for a drama
Spanish:
script
— text of the dialogue and action for a drama
Swahili:
mswada
— text of the dialogue and action for a drama
Swedish:
manus
— text of the dialogue and action for a drama
Swedish:
manuskript
— text of the dialogue and action for a drama
Tagalog:
sulatsay
— text of the dialogue and action for a drama
Thai:
บทละคร
(bòt-lá-kɔɔn)
— text of the dialogue and action for a drama
Turkish:
senaryo
— text of the dialogue and action for a drama
Ukrainian:
сцена́рій
(scenárij)
— text of the dialogue and action for a drama
Vietnamese:
kịch bản
— text of the dialogue and action for a drama
Bulgarian:
скрипт
(skript)
— (computing) procedure or program
Chinese Mandarin:
腳本 /脚本
(jiǎoběn)
— (computing) procedure or program
Czech:
skript
— (computing) procedure or program
Danish:
script
— (computing) procedure or program
Esperanto:
skripto
— (computing) procedure or program
Finnish:
komentosarja
— (computing) procedure or program
Finnish:
komentojono
— (computing) procedure or program
Finnish:
skripti
— (computing) procedure or program
Finnish:
ohjelma
— (computing) procedure or program
French:
script
— (computing) procedure or program
Georgian:
სკრიპტი
(sḳriṗṭi)
— (computing) procedure or program
German:
Skript
— (computing) procedure or program
Greek:
εντολοδέσμη
(entolodésmi)
— (computing) procedure or program
Greek:
δέσμη εντολών
(désmi entolón)
— (computing) procedure or program
Japanese:
スクリプト
(sukuriputo)
— (computing) procedure or program
Korean:
스크립트
(seukeuripteu)
— (computing) procedure or program
Māori:
hōtuhi
— (computing) procedure or program
Norwegian Bokmål:
skript
— (computing) procedure or program
Polish:
skrypt
— (computing) procedure or program
Portuguese:
script
— (computing) procedure or program
Russian:
скрипт
(skript)
— (computing) procedure or program
Russian:
сцена́рий
(scenárij)
— (computing) procedure or program
Serbo-Croatian:
скри̏пта
— (computing) procedure or program
Serbo-Croatian:
skrȉpta
— (computing) procedure or program
Spanish:
script
— (computing) procedure or program
Spanish:
guion
— (computing) procedure or program
Swedish:
skript
— (computing) procedure or program
Turkish:
betik
— (computing) procedure or program
Ukrainian:
скрипт
(skrypt)
— (computing) procedure or program
Vietnamese:
tập lệnh
— (computing) procedure or program
Vietnamese:
kịch bản
— (computing) procedure or program
Vietnamese:
script
— (computing) procedure or program
Finnish:
skripti
— (psychology) sequence of actions
Finnish:
toiminnan käsikirjoitus
— (psychology) sequence of actions
Arabic:
خَطّ
(ḵaṭṭ)
— a system of writing
Arabic:
حَرْف
(ḥarf)
— a system of writing
Armenian:
գիր
(gir)
— a system of writing
Assamese:
আখৰ
(akhor)
— a system of writing
Assamese:
লিপি
(lipi)
— a system of writing
Assamese:
হৰফ
(horoph)
— a system of writing
Azerbaijani:
yazı
— a system of writing
Azerbaijani:
bitik
— a system of writing
Bashkir:
яҙма
(yaźma)
— a system of writing
Bashkir:
әлифба
(əlifba)
— a system of writing
Belarusian:
пісьме́нства
(pisʹmjénstva)
— a system of writing
Bulgar:
بطك
— a system of writing
Bulgarian:
пи́сменост
(písmenost)
— a system of writing
Buryat:
бэшэг
(bešeg)
— a system of writing
Chagatai:
بیتیک
(bytyk)
— a system of writing
Chechen:
йоза
(joza)
— a system of writing
Chinese Mandarin:
文字
(wénzì)
— a system of writing
Chuvash:
ҫырулӑх
(śyrulăh)
— a system of writing
Crimean Tatar:
yazı
— a system of writing
Czech:
písmo
— a system of writing
Dutch:
schrift
— a system of writing
Esperanto:
skribsistemo
— a system of writing
Evenki:
битег
(biteg)
— a system of writing
Finnish:
kirjoitusjärjestelmä
— a system of writing
Finnish:
kirjoitus
— a system of writing
French:
écriture
— a system of writing
Gagauz:
yazı
— a system of writing
Georgian:
დამწერლობა
(damc̣erloba)
— a system of writing
German:
Schrift
— a system of writing
Greek:
γραφή
(grafí)
— a system of writing
Hindi:
लिपि
(lipi)
— a system of writing
Ingush:
йоазув
(joazuv)
— a system of writing
Italian:
scrittura
— a system of writing
Japanese:
文字
(moji)
— a system of writing
Kalmyk:
бичг
(biçg)
— a system of writing
Written Oirat:
ᡋᡅᡔᡅᡎ
(bicig)
— a system of writing
Karachay-Balkar:
джазма
(cazma)
— a system of writing
Karakalpak:
jazıwı
— a system of writing
Karakhanid:
بِتِكٔ
— a system of writing
Kazakh:
жазу
(jazu)
— a system of writing
Kazakh:
бітік
(bıtık)
— a system of writing
Khmer:
អក្ខរៈ
(ʼakkhaʼraʼ)
— a system of writing
Kipchak:
بتو
— a system of writing
Kipchak:
بتی
— a system of writing
Kipchak:
بتك
— a system of writing
Korean:
문자
(munja)
— a system of writing
Lao:
ອັກສອນ
(ʼak sǭn)
— a system of writing
Luxembourgish:
Schrëft
— a system of writing
Manchu:
ᡥᡝᡵᡤᡝᠨ
(hergen)
— a system of writing
Mongolian:
бичиг
(bičig)
— a system of writing
Classical Mongolian:
ᠪᠢᠴᠢᠭ
(bičig)
— a system of writing
Nanai:
битьхэ
(bitʹhe)
— a system of writing
Old Turkic:
𐰋𐰃𐱅𐰏
(b2it2g)
— a system of writing
Old Uyghur:
𐽼𐽶𐾀𐽶𐽷
(pytyk)
— a system of writing
Orok:
биттихэ
(bittihə)
— a system of writing
Pali:
akkhara
— a system of writing
Persian:
خط
(xat)
— a system of writing
Polish:
pismo
— a system of writing
Portuguese:
escrita
— a system of writing
Russian:
пи́сьменность
(písʹmennostʹ)
— a system of writing
Russian:
письмо́
(pisʹmó)
— a system of writing
Sanskrit:
अक्षर
(akṣara)
— a system of writing
Spanish:
escritura
— a system of writing
Spanish:
escriptura
— a system of writing
Swedish:
skrift
— a system of writing
Tajik:
хат
(xat)
— a system of writing
Tajik:
дабира
(dabira)
— a system of writing
Tatar:
язу
(yazu)
— a system of writing
Thai:
อักษร
(àk-sɔ̌ɔn)
— a system of writing
Turkish:
yazı
— a system of writing
Old Anatolian Turkish:
یَازُو
(yazu)
— a system of writing
Old Anatolian Turkish:
بِتى
(biti)
— a system of writing
Ottoman Turkish:
یازی
(yazı)
— a system of writing
Ottoman Turkish:
یازو
(yazu)
— a system of writing
Ottoman Turkish:
بتى
(biti)
— a system of writing
Tuvan:
шрифтер
(şrifter)
— a system of writing
Tuvan:
бижик
(bijik)
— a system of writing
Ukrainian:
писе́мність
(pysémnistʹ)
— a system of writing