writing system

Questions about writing system

What is another word for writing system?

It depends which writing system you mean. In the sense “a method of representing the sounds of a language by written or printed symbols”, the synonyms are orthography. Across all 1 sense there are 1 distinct synonyms, and they are not interchangeable with each other — this page lists them under the sense each one belongs to.

What is the opposite of writing system?

WordNet records no antonym for writing system. Antonymy in WordNet is a relation between specific word forms rather than between concepts, so it is recorded only where lexicographers judged the pairing direct. An absence here means none was recorded, not that none can be imagined.

Where do the synonyms for writing system come from?

From Princeton University's WordNet, a lexical database maintained by lexicographers since 1985. A synonym here means a word form that shares a synset with this word — a set of forms interchangeable in one recorded context. Nothing on this page is generated by a language model.

Other views of writing system

• Full entry for writing systemAll 1 sense, with examples, usage labels, syllables and pronunciation.
• Rhymes for writing systemWhether this word can be rhymed at all — it is not in the pronouncing dictionary.
• Thesaurus homeHow WordNet synsets work, and the collections built for synonym work.