writing system

A writing system is a type of symbolic system used to represent elements or statements expressible in language.
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Noun
1. a method of representing the sounds of a language by written or printed symbols
(synonym) orthography
(hypernym) writing
(hyponym) script
(member-meronym) punctuation
(part-meronym) word division, hyphenation

<human language, character> The set of glyphs used for representing a given human language in written form, generally along with their conventions for use.
(1998-10-19)

Synonyms and related words:
Arabic, Armenian, Assyrian, Avestan, Babylonian, Berber, Chalcidian, Cherokee, Coptic, Cretan, Cyrillic, Elamitic, Etruscan, Georgian, Gothic, Greek, Hebrew, IPA, ITA, Iberian, Initial Teaching Alphabet, International Phonetic Alphabet, Irish, Kalmuck, Korean, Latin, Lemnian, Libyan, Linear A, Linear B, Lycian, Lydian, Manchu, Mayan, Minoan, Mitannic, Mongolian, Nubian, Oscan, Pahlavi, Permian, Persian, Phoenician, Phrygian, Sanskrit, Scandinavian, Semitic, Sinaitic, Sogdian, Sumerian, Szeklian, Tuareg, Uighur, Umbrian, Vietnamese, alphabet, alphabetics, futhark, graphemics, hiragana, kana, kanji, katakana, letter, letters, ogham, paleography, punctuation, runic, runic alphabet, script, syllabary, written character