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Meaning of writing

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  writing
      n 1: the act of creating written works; "writing was a form of
           therapy for him"; "it was a matter of disputed authorship"
           [syn: {writing}, {authorship}, {composition}, {penning}]
      2: 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"
         [syn: {writing}, {written material}, {piece of writing}]
      3: (usually plural) the collected work of an author; "the idea
         occurs with increasing frequency in Hemingway's writings"
      4: 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"
      5: the activity of putting something in written form; "she did
         the thinking while he did the writing" [syn: {writing},
         {committal to writing}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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