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PLAYSCRIPT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance
Synonyms:
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)
