scriptio continua

English

Etymology

From Latin scriptiō (“writing”) + continua (“continuous, held together”).

Noun

scriptio continua (uncountable)

1. (typography, epigraphy) A style of writing without spacing between the words of the text, particularly writing without any punctuation at all.

Synonyms

• scriptura continua, scripta continua

Translations

writing

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 連續文字／连续文字 (liánxù wénzì)

• Finnish: scriptio continua, sanavälitön kirjoitus
• French: please add this translation if you can