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THE ONTARIO CURRICULUM, GRADES 9–12 | Classical Studies and International Languages
writing system. The system used to represent language or ideas and things in written form. The two main systems of writing are the alphabetical system, in which characters or symbols are used to represent sounds (and thus words), and the ideographic system, in which pictorial signs or symbols represent ideas or things rather than the words for them. The alphabetical system includes the Roman alphabet – now the most widely used system – as well as the Hebrew, Arabic, Greek, and Cyrillic alphabets. The ideographic system is used in both Chinese and Japanese writing.
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