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■ noun
1》 handwriting as distinct from print; written characters.
↘writing using a particular alphabet: Russian ~.
2》 the written text of a play, film, or broadcast.
3》 Brit. a candidate's written answers in an examination.
4》 Computing a program or sequence of instructions that is carried out by another program rather than by the computer processor.
■ verb write a ~ for.
Origin
ME (in the sense 'something written'): shortening of OFr. e~ , from L. ~um , neut. past participle (used asnoun) of scribere 'write'.
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■ noun informal a doctor's pre~ion.