WRITING Definition & Meaning

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writing

[ rahy-ting ]

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noun

the act of a person or thing that writes.
written written form:
to commit one's thoughts to writing.
that which is written; written; characters or matter written written with a pen or the like:
His writing is illegible.
such characters or matter with respect to style, kind, quality, etc.
an inscription.
a letter.
any written written or printed paper, as a document or deed.
literary or musical style, form, quality, technique, etc.:
Her writing is stilted.
a literary composition or production.
the profession of a writer:
He turned to writing at an early age.
the Writings, Hagiographa.

writing

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noun

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
short for handwriting
anything expressed in letters, esp a literary composition
the work of a writer
literary style, art, or practice
written form
give it to me in writing
modifier related to or used in writing
writing ink
writing on the wall
a sign or signs of approaching disaster

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of writing¹

First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English; write + -ing ¹

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of writing¹

sense 8: allusion to Daniel 5:5

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Idioms and Phrases

writing on the wall. handwriting ( def 4 ).

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According to his LinkedIn page, Mr Chambers first lived and worked in Thailand 30 years ago, and has spent years since then lecturing and researching in the country, including writing books on its military.

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When Helen and I were writing it, the world was opening up and closing down, then opening up and closing down again.

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He has been writing publicly about the documents since 2018 and has made no secret of the fact that they were in his possession.

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But that’s all post-mortem nitpicking, easily overlooked by the power of the performances, the hilarious courage of the writing and the glorious reconstruction of a familiar genre.

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Mr Black decided to begin writing fake stories for April Fools' Day for "a bit of fun" and said his wife usually helped him come up with the ideas.

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