Writing system

noun

noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A system for writing one or more languages; a particular alphabetic, syllabic, logographic, or other scheme. For example, the Latin alphabet or the Cyrillic alphabet.
  2. 2
    a method of representing the sounds of a language by written or printed symbols wordnet
  3. 3
    The basic type of a system for writing languages. For example, alphabetic writing or logographic writing. specifically

Synonyms

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orthographyalphabetalphabetalphabeticsalphabetsangolan portuguese spelling

Etymology

From writing + system.

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