Writing

  • 31writing — /ˈraɪtɪŋ/ (say ruyting) noun 1. the act of someone or something that writes. 2. the state of being written; written form: to commit one s thoughts to writing. 3. that which is written; characters or matter written with a pen or the like. 4. such… …

  • 32writing — The expression of ideas by letters visible to the eye. The giving an outward and objective form to a contract, will, etc., by means of letters or marks placed upon paper, parchment, or other material substance. Any intentional reduction to… …

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  • 33Writing — Write Write, v. t. [imp. {Wrote}; p. p. {Written}; Archaic imp. & p. p. {Writ}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Writing}.] [OE. writen, AS. wr[=i]tan; originally, to scratch, to score; akin to OS. wr[=i]tan to write, to tear, to wound, D. rijten to tear, to… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 34writing — noun 1》 the activity or skill of writing. 2》 written work, especially with regard to its style or quality.     ↘(writings) books or other written works. 3》 a sequence of letters or symbols forming coherent words.     ↘handwriting. Phrases in… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 35writing — mis·writing; writing; pre·writing; …

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  • 36writing — noun /ˈraɪtɪŋ/ a) Graphism of symbols such as letters that express some meaning. I cant read your writing. b) Something written, such as a document, article or book. a writing table Syn: text …

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  • 37writing — Spread from southern Mesopotamia to Egypt in the 3rd millennium BCE in the form of cuneiform (wedge shaped) signs; this was largely replaced by an alphabetical system in Palestine early in the 2nd millennium BCE, based on consonants (vowels… …

    Dictionary of the Bible

  • 38writing — noun 1) I can t read his writing Syn: handwriting, hand, script, calligraphy, lettering, print, printing; informal scribble, scrawl 2) this fear did not show in her writing Syn: written work, compositions …

    Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • 39writing — writ•ing [[t]ˈraɪ tɪŋ[/t]] n. 1) the act of a person or thing that writes 2) matter written with a pen or the like: His writing is illegible[/ex] 3) written form: Put the agreement in writing[/ex] 4) a legal document, as a contract or deed 5) an… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 40writing — / raɪtɪŋ/ noun something which has been written ● to put the agreement in writing ● He had difficulty in reading the candidate’s writing …

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