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writing

noun

1 writing

The act of creating written works:
— Writing was a form of therapy for him.

synonyms: authorship, composition, penning.

Roget 593: booklet; writing, work, volume, tome, opuscule; tract, tractate; livret; brochure, libretto, handbook, codex, manual, ... show more

Roget 590: writing etc. v.; chirography, stelography, cerography; penmanship, craftmanship; quill driving; typewriting.    writing, manuscript, MS.   , literae scriptae [Lat.]; ... show more

Dutch: auteurschap, schrijverschap
Polish: piƛmiennictwo

2 writing

The work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect):
— The writing in her novels is excellent.
— That editorial was a fine piece of writing.

synonyms: piece of writing, written material.

Polish: piƛmiennictwo

3 writing

usually plural The collected work of an author.

Polish: pisma

4 writing

Letters or symbols that are written or imprinted on a surface to represent the sounds or words of a language.

Dutch: schrijven, schrijfsel, geschrijf, geschrift, schrift

5 writing

The activity of putting something in written form:
— She did the thinking while he did the writing.

synonym: committal to writing.

Dutch: schrijverij
Polish: napisanie


adjective

Roget 590: writing etc. v.; written etc. v.; in writing, in black and white; under one's hand.    uncial, Runic, cuneiform, hieroglyphical.    ... show more

Moby thesaurus: alphabet, alphabetic character, art, article, artistry, authorcraft, authorship, autograph, automatic writing, best seller, black and white, blank, blueprint, book, bound book, brainchild, cacoethes scribendi, character, charactering, characterization ... show more.

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