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writing

writ·ing [ rting ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. words written down: words or other symbols such as hieroglyphics written down as a means of communication

2. written material: written material, especially considered as the product of a writer's skill

3. activity of creating books: the activity of creating written works, especially as a job

4. 
Same as  handwriting (sense 2)




plural noun writ·ings 
Definition:
 
all author's written output: all the publications and written work of a writer
Churchill's writings on the war


in writing in a written version, especially as proof of its authenticity
Put it in writing and our attorney will review it.


the writing on the wall an omen of somebody's unpleasant fate or of impending disaster

see the writing on the wall to foresee the decline or demise of something or somebody
She should have seen the writing on the wall when her boss suggested a change of career.


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