PLAYSCRIPT

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance

Synonyms:

book; playscript; script

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("playscript" is a kind of...):

dramatic composition; dramatic work (a play for performance on the stage or television or in a movie etc.)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "playscript"):

prompt copy; promptbook (the copy of the playscript used by the prompter)

continuity (a detailed script used in making a film in order to avoid discontinuities from shot to shot)

dialog; dialogue (the lines spoken by characters in drama or fiction)

libretto (the words of an opera or musical play)

scenario (an outline or synopsis of a play (or, by extension, of a literary work))

screenplay (a script for a film including dialogue and descriptions of characters and sets)

shooting script (the final detailed script for making a movie or TV program)