scriptum
- noun
- /ˈskrɪptəm/
- Archaic
:
documento
- In her research paper, she referred to an ancient scriptum that detailed early legal practices.
Examples
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(n2) The term scriptum, and its plural form scripta, are used together here with words such as text, work, manuscript, writings, etc., much in the way John Dagenais employs it in The Ethics of Reading in Manuscript Culture.
Academic text (2003) -
The lawyer presented the client with a scriptum outlining the terms of the agreement.
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As suggested earlier, the production of a compilation involved a new kind of authorship, and therefore the creation of a potentially new meaning for the subject matter of each scriptum bound together in the new book.
Academic text (2003) -
Derrida's "Post-Scriptum: Aporias, Ways and Voices" is a response to the subsequent discussion.
Academic text (1993) -
The historian discovered a rare scriptum that provided new insights into the event.
Synonyms
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2.0
A paper or electronic file that gives official information
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4.2
An official written copy of what was said or of school grades
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6.5
A handwritten book or an author's original text sent to publishers
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2.5
A formal paper that gives information or records facts
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2.3
Text created by a person, like a book or letter
Surface Forms
Etymology
Scriptum comes from the Latin verb scribere, which means 'to write'. It shares the same root as English words like script and manuscript, so a scriptum is simply a written document or an author's original text.