Cipher
Cipher noun - The numerical symbol 0 or the absence of number or quantity represented by it.
Writing system and cipher are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Writing system" instead a noun "Cipher".
Writing system
Writing system noun - A method of representing the sounds of a language by written or printed symbols.
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Synonyms for Writing system
Cipher and writing system are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cipher" instead a noun phrase "Writing system".
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- In Artemis Fowl, the fairy language, including its writing system, amounts to a direct cipher of English, despite the fact that it's out right stated that the (very different from English) ancient Egyptians derived their language from the fairy language.
Source: Indo-European Alien Language - Likewise, the Varians' writing system is a cipher of the Roman alphabet.
Source: Cypher Language
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