writing
//ˈɹaɪtɪŋ//
Forms
- Plural
- writings
Definitions
1.Graphism of symbols such as letters that express some meaning.
- Early writing appeared in both societies around 3000 B.C.E., mainly for administrative purposes in Egypt and for accounting and trading in Sumer.
- Because writing of any kind is no more and no less than a graphic representation of speech[…], to study its nature and history we must often have recourse to the speech, that is, to the language, that the writing writes.
2.Something written, such as a document, article or book.
- All writing systems have advantages and disadvantages.
- My mother hates writing letters.
- Are you writing a letter?
3.The process of representing a language with symbols or letters.
- All writing systems have advantages and disadvantages.
- My mother hates writing letters.
- Are you writing a letter?
4.A work of an author.
- Congrats, you did an interesting piece of writing.
1.present participle and gerund of write
- What are you doing? ― Um, I’m writing. ― You are writing! You are writing a lot!
Frequency
Overall
Common· #1396
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Common
- Academic
- Uncommon
- Literature
- Rare
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Etymology
From Middle English writing, writyng, wryting, wrytyng
From Old English wrīting (“writing”), equivalent to write + -ing.