literation

British  

/ ˌlɪtəˈreɪʃən /

noun

1. the use of letters to represent sounds or words

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Example Sentences

I ordered my year-old "Maisie" the other day to be sent to you, and I trust she will by this time have safely arrived—in spite of some ambiguity in the literation of the name of your villa as, with your letter in my hand, I earnestly meditate upon it.

From Project Gutenberg

Trans­literation of single Greek words and short phrases is shown in the same way; the longer Greek passages from the introduction are given at the end of the e-text.

From Project Gutenberg

Thus it is with the following sentence of Sir Thomas Browne's, wherein it is difficult to decide whether the rhythm or the literation contributes the larger share to its symmetry of sound:—"But the iniquity of oblivion blindly scattereth her poppy, and deals with the memory of men without distinction to merit of perpetuity."

From Project Gutenberg

The Pattern of Literation.––But language, by its very nature, offers to the ear not only a pattern of rhythm but also a pattern of letters.

From Project Gutenberg

Thus it is with the following sentence of Sir Thomas Browne’s, wherein it is difficult to decide whether the rhythm or the literation contributes the larger share to its symmetry of sound:––“But the iniquity of oblivion blindly scattereth her poppy, and deals with the memory of men without distinction to merit of perpetuity.”

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