typewriting

CEFRB1

/tˈaɪˌpraɪtɪŋ/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The act or skill of writing with a typewriter.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    present participle and gerund of typewrite

Examples

  • She learned the art of typewriting in a secretarial school.

  • She took a class to improve her speed in touch typewriting.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The material produced by a typewriter; typescript.

  2. The act, or the skill, of using a typewriter.

More examples

In context

  • Typewriting is the act of using a typewriter to write a text.

  • Older typewriters produced typewritings in which the horizontal space allocated for each character was precisely the same.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

She learned blank at a secretarial school where she practiced on old machines.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From type + writing.