WRITING

• (noun) the activity of putting something in written form

  "she did the thinking while he did the writing"

  synonyms : committal to writing

• (noun) the act of creating written works

  "writing was a form of therapy for him", "it was a matter of disputed authorship"

  synonyms : authorship , composition , penning

• (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 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"

  synonyms : piece of writing , written material

• (noun) (usually plural) the collected work of an author

  "the idea occurs with increasing frequency in Hemingway's writings"

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