schrijftaal

Definitions of schrijftaal
  1. noun
    communication by means of written symbols (either printed or handwritten)
    synonyms: boekentaal, geschrift, schriftuur, schrijfsel
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    Zend-Avesta
    a collection of Zoroastrian texts gathered during the 4th or 6th centuries
    Pentateuch
    the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit
    koran
    the sacred writings of Islam revealed by God to the prophet Muhammad during his life at Mecca and Medina
    Vulgaat
    the Latin edition of the Bible translated from Hebrew and Greek mainly by St. Jerome at the end of the 4th century; as revised in 1592 it was adopted as the official text for the Roman Catholic Church
    Statenvertaling
    an English translation of the Bible published in 1611
    weesgegroetje
    a salutation to the Virgin Mary now used in prayers to her
    gebedenboek
    the Anglican service book of the Church of England; has had several revisions since the Reformation and is widely admired for the dignity and beauty of its language
    paternoster
    the prayer that Christ gave his disciples in the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 6:9-13)
    talmoed
    the collection of ancient rabbinic writings on Jewish law and tradition (the Mishna and the Gemara) that constitute the basis of religious authority in Orthodox Judaism
    veda
    one of four collections of sacred texts
    Septuagint
    the oldest Greek version of the Old Testament; said to have been translated from the Hebrew by Jewish scholars at the request of Ptolemy II
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    transcriptie
    something written, especially copied from one medium to another, as a typewritten version of dictation
    allegorie, schrift
    letters or symbols that are written or imprinted on a surface to represent the sounds or words of a language
    geschrift, schriftuur, schrijfsel
    the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect)
    briefwisseling, correspondentie
    communication by the exchange of letters
    brevier, getijde, getijden
    a set of rules or principles or laws (especially written ones)
    transcriptie, translitteratie
    a transcription from one alphabet to another
    orthografie, spelling
    a method of representing the sounds of a language by written or printed symbols
    bellettrie, letteren, letterkunde, literatuur, schrijfkunst
    published writings in a particular style on a particular subject
    aanmerking, kritiek, literatuurbeschouwing
    a written evaluation of a work of literature
    onderafdeling, subafdeling
    a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)
    krantebericht, krantenbericht
    one of several distinct subdivisions of a text intended to separate ideas; the beginning is usually marked by a new indented line
    dagboek
    a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
    tikwerk, typewerk
    writing done with a typewriter
    blokletter, boekdrukkunst, druk, drukkunst, drukletter, druktechniek, grafiek, groteske
    text handwritten in the style of printed matter
    hand, handschrift, poot, scenario
    something written by hand
    inschrift, inscriptie
    letters inscribed (especially words engraved or carved) on something
    kopij, manuscript, ms.
    the form of a literary work submitted for publication
    autograaf, autografie
    something written by one's own hand
    bewerking, bijbelvertaling
    a written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form
    essay, opstel
    an analytic or interpretive literary composition
    red., redactie
    putting something (as a literary work or a legislative bill) into acceptable form
    epistel
    a long piece of writing
    document, paperassen, papier, papieren
    writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
    kaart
    a rectangular piece of stiff paper used to send messages (may have printed greetings or pictures)
    bouwverordening
    set of standards established and enforced by local government for the structural safety of buildings
    blokletter, boekdrukkunst, druk, drukkunst, drukletter, druktechniek, grafiek, groteske
    reproduction by applying ink to paper as for publication
    muziekschrift, notatie, notenschrift
    a technical system of symbols used to represent special things
    dithyrambe, koorzang
    a wildly enthusiastic speech or piece of writing
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