writing system wri·ting·sys·tem uncommon noun 1. a method of representing the sounds of a language by written or printed symbols Synonymsorthographywriting system Related words Broader terms writing Narrower terms scriptspellingpicture writingalphabetic writingboustrophedonLinear Aideographyhieroglyph Part of word divisionpunctuationhyphenation WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.
