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Meaning of signwriting | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. A writing system used to depict sign languages.
  2. Any form of clear lettering designed to be used on signs.
  3. The art or process of writing signs.

Equivalents

Suomi tekstaus

Examples

“Dieter walked along a broad corridor. Each door was clearly labeled in neat German signwriting, but Dieter looked inside anyway.”
“Much modern signwriting is also done very cheaply, in the fastest possible way, and creativity is constrained by this commercial pressure as well.”
“Formal SignWriting is one particular computerized design for Sutton SignWriting that envisions a sign as a two part word.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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