Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

writing system

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.95 in modern English

Syllables
writ-ing sys-tem
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

noun

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

Etymology

From writing + system.

Inflected Forms

writing systems (plural)

Synonyms

script orthography

Questions

What does writing system mean?
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.
Where does writing system come from?
From writing + system.

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