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syllabic script [1 record]

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Record 1 2014-09-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Writing Styles
DEF

A script belonging to the syllabic writing system in which all, or the majority of characters each represent an entire syllable.

OBS

Ex: Ethiopian Amharic; Japanese Katakana and Hiragana; Inuktitut syllabics.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Techniques d'écriture
DEF

Écriture appartenant au système d'écriture syllabique, dans lequel la plupart des caractères représentent chacun non pas un phonème mais une syllabe.

OBS

Ex: L'amharique, écriture éthiopienne; le katakana et l'hiragana, écritures japonaises; l'inuktitut, écriture inuite.

Spanish

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