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signwriting en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈsaɪnˈɹaɪ.tɪŋ/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Compound of sign + writing.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) Any form of clear lettering designed to be used on signs.
    • Dieter walked along a broad corridor. Each door was clearly labeled in neat German signwriting, but Dieter looked inside anyway. 2001, Ken Follett, Jackdaws, Dutton, →ISBN, page 30:
  2. (uncountable) The art or process of writing signs.
    • Much modern signwriting is also done very cheaply, in the fastest possible way, and creativity is constrained by this commercial pressure as well. 1991, Anthony John Lewery, Popular art: past and present:

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Translations (5)

cmn 招牌文字 (lettering) · fi tekstaus (lettering) · cmn 寫招牌 /写招牌 (art or process) · fi kylttien kirjoitus (art or process) · cmn 写招牌 (art or process)