Definition of writing - Rhyme Finder

Definitions

Noun

the act of creating written works; "writing was a form of therapy for him"; "it was a matter of disputed authorship"

Noun

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"

Noun

(usually plural) the collected work of an author; "the idea occurs with increasing frequency in Hemingway''s writings"

Noun

letters or symbols that are written or imprinted on a surface to represent the sounds or words of a language; "he turned the paper over so the writing wouldn''t show"; "the doctor''s writing was illegible"

Noun

the activity of putting something in written form; "she did the thinking while he did the writing"

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Synonyms

authorship committal to writing composition penning piece of writing written material

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More General Terms

activity black and white body of work oeuvre verbal creation work written communication written language

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More Specific Terms

adaptation adoxography autograph bowdlerisation bowdlerization capitalisation capitalization coding coding system criticism cryptogram cryptograph cryptography diary dithyramb document drafting dramatic composition dramatic work dramatisation dramatization editing essay fabrication fictionalisation fictionalization hand handwriting hieroglyph hieroglyphic historiography inscription journal lettering lexicography literary composition literary criticism literary work literature manuscript matter metrification ms notation notational system novelisation novelization orthography papers paragraph patristics patrology plagiarism printing printing process redaction religious text religious writing rescript revision rewrite sacred text sacred writing screed script secret writing section skywriting steganography subdivision title transcript treatise typewriting typing versification version writing system written document

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