writing system

noun

Etymology

From writing + system.

  1. derived from *steh₂-
  2. derived from σύστημα
  3. borrowed from systēma
  4. borrowed from sisteme
  5. compounded as writing system — “writing + system

Definitions

  1. A system for writing one or more languages

    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. The basic type of a system for writing languages. For example, alphabetic writing or…

    The basic type of a system for writing languages. For example, alphabetic writing or logographic writing.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA