SCRIPTORY

Etymology

Adjective

scriptory (not comparable)

Of or pertaining to writing; expressed or used in writing.

Source: Wiktionary


Scrip"to*ry, a. Etym: [L. scriptorius, fr. scribere, scriptum to write.]

Definition: Of or pertaining to writing; expressed in writing; used in writing; as, scriptory wills; a scriptory reed. [R.] Swift.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

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