noun
the act of creating written works
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- writing was a form of therapy for him
- it was a matter of disputed authorship
noun
the work of a writer
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written material
piece of writing
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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committal to writing
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- she did the thinking while he did the writing
verb
produce a literary work
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- She composed a poem
- He wrote four novels
verb
communicate or express by writing
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- He wrote about his great love for his wife
verb
communicate (with) in writing
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- Write her soon, please!
verb
write music
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- Beethoven composed nine symphonies
verb
mark or trace on a surface
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- The artist wrote Chinese characters on a big piece of white paper
- Russian is written with the Cyrillic alphabet
verb
record data on a computer
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- boot-up instructions are written on the hard disk
verb
write or name the letters that comprise the conventionally accepted form of (a word or part of a word)
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- He spelled the word wrong in this letter
verb
create code, write a computer program
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- She writes code faster than anybody else