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scriptory

/ˈskɹɪptəɹi/

scriptory adjective: of or pertaining to writing; expressed or used in writing; written.

Adjective

scriptory (not comparable)

  1. (dated) Of or pertaining to writing; expressed or used in writing; written.
    • scriptory evidence
    • scriptory declaration

Examples of scriptory in a sentence

  • And with such differences of reeds, vallatory, sagittary, scriptory, and others, they might be furnished in Judæa.c. 1683 (date written), Thomas Brown [i.e., Thomas Browne], “(please specify the page)”, in [Thomas Tenison], editor, Certain Miscellany...
  • that of wills duo sunt genera, nuncupatory and scriptory;1704, [Jonathan Swift], “Section II”, in A Tale of a Tub. […], London: […] John Nutt, […], →OCLC:

Origin of scriptory

From Latin scriptorius, from scribo (“to write”).

Questions about scriptory

What does scriptory mean?
Scriptory means of or pertaining to writing; expressed or used in writing; written.
How do you use scriptory in a sentence?
And with such differences of reeds, vallatory, sagittary, scriptory, and others, they might be furnished in Judæa.
What part of speech is scriptory?
Scriptory is an adjective.
How do you pronounce scriptory?
Scriptory is pronounced /ˈskɹɪptəɹi/.

Words near scriptory in the dictionary

  1. scriptorian
  2. scriptorians
  3. scriptorium
  4. scriptoriums
  5. scriptors
  6. scriptory
  7. scripts
  8. scripts out
  9. scriptuary
  10. scriptura continua
  11. scriptural

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