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la

feminine

/eskɾiˈtuɾa/

Line drawing of escritura
Coloured illustration of escritura
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Translation

writing, handwriting, deed

Word origin

From Latin scriptura ('a writing'), from scribere ('to write').

Origin
Latin
Root
scriptura
English cognates
scripture, script, describe

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluralescrituras

Examples

autor .

This author's writing is clear and elegant.

leerla.

Your handwriting is so small that I can barely read it.

notario.

We signed the deed of the house before the notary.

miles .

Writing was born thousands of years ago.

¿Conservas ?

Do you keep the original deed of the land?

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This word is part of lesson 56.