écriture

Definitions of écriture
  1. noun
    the activity of writing by hand
  2. noun
    letters or symbols that are written or imprinted on a surface to represent the sounds or words of a language
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    transcription phonétique
    a method of representing the sounds of a language by written or printed symbols
    système de codage
    a system of signals used to represent letters or numbers in transmitting messages
    dactylographie
    writing done with a typewriter
    imprimerie
    text handwritten in the style of printed matter
    manuscrit
    something written by hand
    imprimerie, technique d'imprimerie
    reproduction by applying ink to paper as for publication
    notation, système de notation
    a technical system of symbols used to represent special things
    sténo
    a method of writing rapidly
    manuscrit
    a particular orthography or writing system
    orthographe
    forming words with letters according to the principles underlying accepted usage
    code
    a coding system used for transmitting messages requiring brevity or secrecy
    code
    (computer science) the symbolic arrangement of data or instructions in a computer program or the set of such instructions
    écriture pictographique
    a writing system using pictographs
    hiéroglyphe
    a writing system using picture symbols; used in ancient Egypt
    écriture par point
    a system of writing or printing using patterns of raised dots that can be read by touch
    calligraphie
    beautiful handwriting
    gribouillage
    poor handwriting
    notation mathématique
    a notation used by mathematicians
    notation musicale
    (music) notation used by musicians
    type of:
    langue écrite
    communication by means of written symbols (either printed or handwritten)
  3. noun
    the activity of putting something in written form
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    activité, occupation
    any specific behavior
  4. noun
    the act of creating written works
    synonyms: composition
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    types:
    invention, romance
    writing in a fictional form
    lexicographie
    the act of writing dictionaries
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    création verbale
    creating something by the use of speech and language
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