writing
Americannoun
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the act of a person or thing that writes.
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to commit one's thoughts to writing.
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that which is written; written; characters or matter written written with a pen or the like.
His writing is illegible.
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such characters or matter with respect to style, kind, quality, etc.
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an inscription.
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a letter.
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any written written or printed paper, as a document or deed.
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literary or musical style, form, quality, technique, etc..
Her writing is stilted.
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a literary composition or production.
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the profession of a writer.
He turned to writing at an early age.
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the Writings, Hagiographa.
idioms
noun
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a group of letters or symbols written or marked on a surface as a means of communicating ideas by making each symbol stand for an idea, concept, or thing, by using each symbol to represent a set of sounds grouped into syllables ( syllabic writing ), or by regarding each symbol as corresponding roughly or exactly to each of the sounds in the language ( alphabetic writing ) See also ideogram
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short for handwriting
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anything expressed in letters, esp a literary composition
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the work of a writer
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literary style, art, or practice
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written form
give it to me in writing
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(modifier) related to or used in writing
writing ink
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a sign or signs of approaching disaster
Other Word Forms
- self-writing adjective
- unwriting adjective
Etymology
Origin of writing
Example Sentences
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“AI didn’t just assist, it functioned as the operational team: writing exploits, building tools, automating exfiltration,” Gambit said.
From MarketWatch
One of his first successes was writing "Stupid Cupid" for one of the era's most popular US female vocalists, Connie Francis.
From Barron's
He is the author of “The Rise of the Creative Class” and “The New Urban Crisis” and is currently writing a book on how digital technology is reshaping cities and the geography of work.
His tenure has also included workforce reductions, naming of a new editor-in-chief known for opinion writing, and clashes with journalists over issues of editorial independence.
From BBC
After producing several hits through the early 1960s, he later returned to Billboard's Top 10 chart in 1975 after writing the song Love Will Keep Us Together for duo Captain & Tennille.
From BBC
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