script

Definitions of script
  1. noun
    a written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance
    synonyms: ledenlijst, scenario
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    types:
    libretto, operatekst
    the words of an opera or musical play
    draaiboek
    an outline or synopsis of a play (or, by extension, of a literary work)
    filmscenario, filmscript
    a script for a film including dialogue and descriptions of characters and sets
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