Meanings
nounscriptio continua (uncountable)
- uncountableepigraphyA style of writing without spacing between the words of the text, particularly writing without any punctuation at all.
Synonyms: scriptura continua, scripta continua
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA style of writing without spacing between the words of the text, particularly writing without any punctuation at all.
Origin
- Latinscrīptiō“writing”
- Englishscriptio continua
From Latin scrīptiō (“writing”) + continua (“continuous, held together”).
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Chinese Mandarin 連續文字 /连续文字
- 連續文字 /连续文字 (liánxù wénzì)writing
Finnish scriptio continua, sanavälitön kirjoitus
- scriptio continuawriting
- sanavälitön kirjoituswriting
French scriptio continua
- scriptio continuawriting
Indonesian aksara sinambung
- aksara sinambungwriting
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scriptio continua. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scriptio%20continua
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“scriptio continua.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scriptio%20continua. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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