unicameral script

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A writing system with one form for each letter and no capital or small letters

noun
/ˈjunɪˌkeɪmərəl skrɪpt/

Specialized

: escritura unicameral

The Greek alphabet originally had a unicameral script before the development of uppercase and lowercase letters.

Examples

Unlike English, which uses both cases, Cherokee is written using a unicameral script.
Many ancient writing systems, including Phoenician, used a unicameral script.
The unicameral script is simple and easy to learn.
Many languages use a unicameral script for their writing.
Many ancient writing systems, including Phoenician, used a unicameral script.
The Greek alphabet originally had a unicameral script before the development of uppercase and lowercase letters.
Unlike English, which uses both cases, Cherokee is written using a unicameral script.

Antonyms

bicameral script

Specialized

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A writing system whose letters have both capital and small forms

How Many Cases

bicameral script

Specialized

8.9

unicameral script

Specialized

9.9

Surface Forms

unicameral script singular

unicameral scripts plural

Morphology

unicameral + script

The compound is directly compositional: 'unicameral' denotes 'single/one-chambered' and 'script' denotes a writing system, so together they straightforwardly mean a writing system with only one letter form (no case distinction). This follows regular morphological logic and would be predictable to learners who know the constituent words.

Etymology

Unicameral script comes from the idea of one 'room' for letters: unicameral means one room and script means writing, so each letter has only a single form. So, it describes a writing system with no separate 'uppercase' and 'lowercase' letters.