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writing
The act of creating written works
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noun
The act of creating written works
“Writing was a form of therapy for him”
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”
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”
noun
The activity of putting something in written form
“She did the thinking while he did the writing”
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Writing was a form of therapy for him
It was a matter of disputed authorship
The writing in her novels is excellent
That editorial was a fine piece of writing
The idea occurs with increasing frequency in Hemingway's writings
He turned the paper over so the writing wouldn't show
The doctor's writing was illegible
She did the thinking while he did the writing
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