Diptych vs. Writing

Diptychnoun

A writing tablet consisting of two leaves of rigid material connected by hinges and shutting together so as to protect the writing within.

Diptychnoun

(arts) A picture or series of pictures painted on two tablets, usually connected by hinges.

Diptychnoun

A double catalogue, containing in one part the names of living, and in the other of deceased, ecclesiastics and benefactors of the church.

Diptychnoun

A catalogue of saints.

Diptychnoun

Artistically-wrought tablets distributed by consuls, etc. of the later Roman Empire to commemorate their tenure of office; hence transferred to a list of magistrates

Diptychnoun

Anything consisting of two leaves.

Diptychnoun

A double catalogue, containing in one part the names of living, and in the other of deceased, ecclesiastics and benefactors of the church; a catalogue of saints.

Diptychnoun

a painting or carving (especially an altarpiece) on two panels (usually hinged like a book)

Diptych

A diptych (; from the Greek δίπτυχον, di + ptychē ) is any object with two flat plates which form a pair, often attached by hinge. For example, the standard notebook and school exercise book of the ancient world was a diptych consisting of a pair of such plates that contained a recessed space filled with wax.

Writingnoun

(uncountable) Graphism of symbols such as letters that express some meaning.

Writingnoun

(uncountable) Something written, such as a document, article or book.

Writingnoun

(uncountable) The process of representing a language with symbols or letters.

Writingnoun

(countable) A work of an author.

Writingnoun

(countable) The style of writing of a person.

Writingnoun

Intended for or used in writing.

Writingverb

inflection of write||pres|part

Writingnoun

The act or art of forming letters and characters on paper, wood, stone, or other material, for the purpose of recording the ideas which characters and words express, or of communicating them to others by visible signs.

Writingnoun

Anything written or printed; anything expressed in characters or letters

Writingnoun

Handwriting; chirography.

Writingnoun

the act of creating written works;

Writingnoun

the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect);

Writingnoun

(usually plural) the collected work of an author;

Writingnoun

letters or symbols written or imprinted on a surface to represent the sounds or words of a language;

Writingnoun

the activity of putting something in written form;

Writingnoun

the activity or skill of writing

Writingnoun

a sequence of letters, words, or symbols marked on a surface

Writingnoun

handwriting

Writingnoun

the activity or occupation of composing text for publication

Writingnoun

written work, especially with regard to its style or quality

Writingnoun

books, stories, or other written works

Writingnoun

the Hagiographa.

Writing

Writing is a medium of human communication that involves the representation of a language with written symbols. Writing systems are not themselves human languages (with the debatable exception of computer languages); they are means of rendering a language into a form that can be reconstructed by other humans separated by time and/or space.