Script vs. Dialogue

Scriptnoun

A writing; a written document.

Dialoguenoun

A conversation or other form of discourse between two or more individuals.

‘Bill and Melinda maintained a dialogue via email over the course of their long-distance relationship.’;

Scriptnoun

Written characters; style of writing.

Dialoguenoun

(authorship) In a dramatic or literary presentation, the verbal parts of the script or text; the verbalizations of the actors or characters.

‘The movie had great special effects, but the dialogue was lackluster.’;

Scriptnoun

(typography) Type made in imitation of handwriting.

Dialoguenoun

(philosophy) A literary form, where the presentation resembles a conversation.

‘A literary historian, she specialized in the dialogues of ancient Greek philosophers.’;

Scriptnoun

An original instrument or document.

Dialoguenoun

(computing) A dialogue box.

‘Once the My Computer dialogue opens, select Local Disk (C:), then right click and scroll down.’;

Scriptnoun

(countable) The written document containing the dialogue and action for a drama; the text of a stage play, movie, or other performance. Especially, the final form used for the performance itself.

Dialogueverb

To discuss or negotiate so that all parties can reach an understanding.

‘Pearson wanted to dialogue with his overseas counterparts about the new reporting requirements.’;

Scriptnoun

(computing) A file containing a list of user commands, allowing them to be invoked once to execute in sequence.

Dialogueverb

(obsolete) To take part in a dialogue; to dialogize.

Scriptnoun

(linguistics) A system of writing adapted to a particular language or set of languages.

Dialoguenoun

A conversation between two or more persons; particularly, a formal conservation in theatrical performances or in scholastic exercises.

Scriptnoun

An abbreviation for a prescription.

Dialoguenoun

A written composition in which two or more persons are represented as conversing or reasoning on some topic; as, the Dialogues of Plato.

Scriptverb

(transitive) To make or write a script.

Dialogueverb

To take part in a dialogue; to dialogize.

Scriptnoun

A writing; a written document.

Dialogueverb

To express as in dialogue.

‘And dialogued for him what he would say.’;

Scriptnoun

Type made in imitation of handwriting.

Dialoguenoun

a conversation between two persons

Scriptnoun

An original instrument or document.

Dialoguenoun

the lines spoken by characters in drama or fiction

Scriptnoun

Written characters; style of writing.

Dialoguenoun

a literary composition in the form of a conversation between two people;

‘he has read Plato's Dialogues in the original Greek’;

Scriptnoun

a written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance

Dialoguenoun

a discussion intended to produce an agreement;

‘the buyout negotiation lasted several days’; ‘they disagreed but kept an open dialogue’; ‘talks between Israelis and Palestinians’;

Scriptnoun

something written by hand;

‘she recognized his handwriting’; ‘his hand was illegible’;

Dialogue

Dialogue (sometimes spelled dialog in American English) is a written or spoken conversational exchange between two or more people, and a literary and theatrical form that depicts such an exchange. As a philosophical or didactic device, it is chiefly associated in the West with the Socratic dialogue as developed by Plato, but antecedents are also found in other traditions including Indian literature.

Scriptnoun

a particular orthography or writing system

Scriptverb

write a script for;

‘The playwright scripted the movie’;