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| writ·ing [ rting ] |
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1. words written down: words or other symbols such as hieroglyphics written down as a means of communication
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2. written material: written material, especially considered as the product of a writer's skill
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3. activity of creating books: the activity of creating written works, especially as a job
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4. Same as handwriting (sense 2)
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plural noun writ·ings |
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all author's written output: all the publications and written work of a writer
 Churchill's writings on the war
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in writing in a written version, especially as proof of its authenticity
 Put it in writing and our attorney will review it.
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the writing on the wall an omen of somebody's unpleasant fate or of impending disaster
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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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