scripting

script

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [skript]
- /skrɪpt/
- /ˈskrɪptɪŋ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [skript]
- /skrɪpt/

Definitions of scripting word

noun scripting the letters or characters used in writing by hand; handwriting, especially cursive writing. 1
noun scripting a manuscript or document. 1
noun scripting the text of a manuscript or document. 1
noun scripting the manuscript or one of various copies of the written text of a play, motion picture, or radio or television broadcast. 1
noun scripting any system of writing. 1
noun scripting Printing. a type imitating handwriting. Compare cursive. 1

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Origin of scripting

First appearance:

before 1325

One of the 16% oldest English words

1325-75; Middle English (noun) < Latin scriptum, noun use of neuter past participle of scrībere “to write”; replacing Middle English scrit, from Old French escrit, from Latin, as above

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Parts of speech for Scripting

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Scripting

scripting popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

scripting usage trend in Literature

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