scriptio continua

English

Etymology

From Latin scriptiō (“writing”) + continua (“continuous, held together”).

Noun

scriptio continua (uncountable)

(typography, epigraphy) A style of writing without spacing between the words of the text, particularly writing without any punctuation at all.

Synonyms

scriptura continua, scripta continua

Translations

writing

Chinese:
Mandarin: 連續文字／连续文字 (liánxù wénzì)
Finnish: scriptio continua, sanavälitön kirjoitus
French: please add this translation if you can

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