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playscript

American  
[pley-skript] / ˈpleɪˌskrɪpt /

noun

  1. the manuscript of a play, especially as prepared for use by actors in rehearsals.


Etymology

Origin of playscript

play + script

Example Sentences

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The manuscript came with him to Britain after he won the playscript competition for Rain.

From BBC Sep. 24, 2022

“Take the existential leap. Rewrite the sad grim grieving playscript of death in the usual manner.”

From New York Times May 2, 2016

Brenton's first playscript for a decade, it also rekindled his interest in religion.

From The Guardian Jul. 9, 2010

Only in a written playscript does Wasserstein allow herself to be assertive.

From Time Magazine Archive

It helped Paul that at the end his father read the Jeffrey playscript and loved it.

From Time Magazine Archive

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