Writing Meaning
/ˈɹaɪtɪŋ/Definition, CEFR level A1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounGraphism of symbols such as letters that express some meaning.
nounSomething written, such as a document, article or book.
Sentence Examples
I utterly despise formal writing!
There was always too much superfluous writing in his essays.
She spends her free time writing short stories for children.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The act of putting words on paper to express thoughts is called ____.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
I spent several the whole of the morning ____ a report for the manager about the newest company project today.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English writing, writyng, wryting, wrytyng, from Old English wrīting (“writing”), equivalent to write + -ing.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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."
— 2003, William G. Boltz, The Origin and the Development of the Chinese Writing System, page 14:
"Early writing appeared in both societies around 3000 B.C.E., mainly for administrative purposes in Egypt and for accounting and trading in Sumer."
— 2017, Anthony J. McMichael, Alistair Woodward, Cameron Muir, Climate Change and the Health of Nations, →ISBN, page 115:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The act of putting words on paper to express thoughts is called ____.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
I spent several the whole of the morning ____ a report for the manager about the newest company project today.