promptbook

noun

prompt·​book ˈpräm(p)t-ˌbu̇k How to pronounce promptbook (audio)
ˈprämp-ˌbu̇k
: a copy of a play with directions for performance used by a theater prompter

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One of those libraries is the Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas at Austin—which saved two typescripts of the play in a larger collection of scripts and promptbooks of authors like Lillian Hellman and Jean Cocteau. Erin Blakemore, Smithsonian, 31 May 2017 One of those libraries is the Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas at Austin—which saved two typescripts of the play in a larger collection of scripts and promptbooks of authors like Lillian Hellman and Jean Cocteau. Erin Blakemore, Smithsonian, 31 May 2017

Word History

First Known Use

1768, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of promptbook was in 1768

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“Promptbook.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/promptbook. Accessed 9 Dec. 2024.

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