written text

/ˌrɪtn tɛkst/
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Other forms: written texts

Definitions of written text
  1. noun
    something written, especially copied from one medium to another, as a typewritten version of dictation
    synonyms: transcription
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    types:
    transliteration
    a transcription from one alphabet to another
    phonetic transcription
    a transcription intended to represent each distinct speech sound with a separate symbol
    type of:
    black and white, written communication, written language
    communication by means of written symbols (either printed or handwritten)
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