English > playscript: 1 sense > noun 1, communication| Meaning | A written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance. |
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| Synonyms | script, book |
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| Narrower | continuity | A detailed script used in making a film in order to avoid discontinuities from shot to shot |
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| dialogue, dialog | The lines spoken by characters in drama or fiction |
| libretto | The words of an opera or musical play |
| promptbook, prompt copy | The copy of the playscript used by the prompter |
| 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 |
| Broader | dramatic composition, dramatic work | A play for performance on the stage or television or in a movie etc. |
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| Spanish | escenario, guion, guión, libreto, playscript, script, trama |
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| Catalan | guió, playscript |
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