writing system
Noun

writing system (plural writing systems)

  1. (linguistics) 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. (linguistics, specifically) The basic type of a system for writing languages. For example, alphabetic writing or logographic writing.
Synonyms
  • (system for writing one or more languages) script
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