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French
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French and Old French escriture, inherited from Latin scrīptūra (“a writing, scripture”), from scrīptum, the supine of scrībō (“to write”). Compare Middle French scripture, a borrowing from Latin.
Pronunciation
Noun
écriture f (plural écritures)
- writing
- scripture
- handwriting
- Il a une mauvaise écriture. ― He has bad handwriting.
- (accounting) accounts entry, entry in the books
- passer une écriture comptable ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
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