C1 noun Formal

multiscribate

/ˌmʌltiˈskraɪbeɪt/

A multiscribate is a document, manuscript, or text that has been written in several different scripts, handwriting styles, or by multiple distinct scribes. It is primarily used in paleography and archival studies to describe items that lack graphic uniformity due to their collaborative or chronological production.

Exemplos

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The family Bible was a fascinating multiscribate, with entries made by various relatives over a century.

The family Bible was a fascinating multiscribate, with entries made by various relatives over a century.

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The museum recently acquired a 14th-century multiscribate that shows three distinct regional handwriting styles.

The museum recently acquired a 14th-century multiscribate that shows three distinct regional handwriting styles.

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I found this weird multiscribate in the attic; it looks like different people kept adding notes to it.

I found this weird multiscribate in the attic; it looks like different people kept adding notes to it.

Família de palavras

Substantivo
multiscribate
Advérbio
multiscribately
Adjetivo
multiscribate
Relacionado
multiscription
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Dica de memorização

Think of 'multi-' (many) and 'scribe' (writer). It is a document that looks like it had many writers because of the different handwriting styles.

Quiz rápido

The archivist confirmed that the ledger was a ________ because the handwriting changed drastically every few pages, indicating several different clerks had worked on it.

Correto!

A resposta correta é: multiscribate

Exemplos

1

The family Bible was a fascinating multiscribate, with entries made by various relatives over a century.

everyday

The family Bible was a fascinating multiscribate, with entries made by various relatives over a century.

2

The museum recently acquired a 14th-century multiscribate that shows three distinct regional handwriting styles.

formal

The museum recently acquired a 14th-century multiscribate that shows three distinct regional handwriting styles.

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I found this weird multiscribate in the attic; it looks like different people kept adding notes to it.

informal

I found this weird multiscribate in the attic; it looks like different people kept adding notes to it.

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Paleographic analysis of the multiscribate reveals that the first half was written in Carolingian minuscule while the rest is in Gothic script.

academic

Paleographic analysis of the multiscribate reveals that the first half was written in Carolingian minuscule while the rest is in Gothic script.

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Our legal team is examining the multiscribate contract to determine which parts were added by the secondary legal counsel.

business

Our legal team is examining the multiscribate contract to determine which parts were added by the secondary legal counsel.

Família de palavras

Substantivo
multiscribate
Advérbio
multiscribately
Adjetivo
multiscribate
Relacionado
multiscription

Colocações comuns

ancient multiscribate ancient multiscribate
analyze a multiscribate analyze a multiscribate
fragmentary multiscribate fragmentary multiscribate
complex multiscribate complex multiscribate
identify the multiscribate identify the multiscribate

Frases Comuns

the study of the multiscribate

the study of the multiscribate

deciphering the multiscribate

deciphering the multiscribate

layers of a multiscribate

layers of a multiscribate

Frequentemente confundido com

multiscribate vs polyglot

A polyglot text is written in multiple languages, whereas a multiscribate focuses on multiple scripts or handwritings regardless of language.

multiscribate vs multigraph

A multigraph is a term used in mathematics or linguistics (representing a single sound with multiple letters), while a multiscribate is a physical document type.

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Notas de uso

The term is highly technical and should be reserved for academic contexts involving historical documents, linguistics, or forensic handwriting analysis.

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Erros comuns

Learners might assume it refers to a book with many authors (a multi-author work); however, it specifically refers to the visual act of writing (the script) rather than just the content creation.

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Dica de memorização

Think of 'multi-' (many) and 'scribe' (writer). It is a document that looks like it had many writers because of the different handwriting styles.

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Origem da palavra

From the Latin 'multi-' (many) and 'scribatus', the past participle of 'scribere' (to write).

Padrões gramaticais

Countable noun; plural: multiscribates Often used attributively as an adjective (e.g., 'a multiscribate codex') Usually takes the definite article when referring to a specific historical artifact
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Contexto cultural

In medieval European monasteries, large manuscripts were often multiscribates because several monks would share the labor of transcribing a single long text over months or years.

Quiz rápido

The archivist confirmed that the ledger was a ________ because the handwriting changed drastically every few pages, indicating several different clerks had worked on it.

Correto!

A resposta correta é: multiscribate

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