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What is the term for the set of symbols used to write a language, such as the Latin, Arabic, or Devanagari sets?

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A single language can often be written in multiple scripts; for example, Turkish was written in Arabic script until 1928, when it switched to the Latin alphabet.

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  • What term refers to a writing system's set of symbols, such as Devanagari or the Latin alphabet?

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