Writing — is the representation of language in a textual medium through the use of a set of signs or symbols (known as a writing system). It is distinguished from illustration, such as cave drawing and painting, and the recording of language via a non… … Wikipedia
WRITING — (Scripts, Materials, and Inscriptions). SCRIPTS AND MATERIALS General Survey From the end of the third millennium B.C.E., the art of writing was practiced in the ancient Near East (see alphabet ). Here, the pictographic, cuneiform, and… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Writing — Writ ing, n. 1. The act or art of forming letters and characters on paper, wood, stone, or other material, for the purpose of recording the ideas which characters and words express, or of communicating them to others by visible signs. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
writing — ► NOUN 1) the activity or skill of writing. 2) written work. 3) (writings) books or other written works. 4) a sequence of letters or symbols forming coherent words. ● the writing is on the wall Cf. ↑the writing is o … English terms dictionary
writing — index charter (declaration of rights), communication (statement), entry (record), handwriting, instrument (document) … Law dictionary
Writing — autopathography backstory bardolatry blog blogosphere blurb whore chick lit cyberscriber … New words
writing — (n.) system of human intercommunication by means of conventional visible marks, c.1300, written characters; words, sentences, verbal noun from WRITE (Cf. write) (v.). From late 14c. as action of composing in characters; craft of writing; one s… … Etymology dictionary
writing — [n1] printing on paper autograph, calligraphy, chirography, cuneiform, hand, handwriting, hieroglyphics, longhand, manuscription, print, scrawl, scribble, script, shorthand; concepts 79,284 writing [n2] printed composition article, belleslettres … New thesaurus
writing — [rīt′iŋ] n. 1. the act of a person who writes 2. something written, as a letter or document 3. written form 4. short for HANDWRITING 5. a book, poem, article, or other literary work usually used in pl. 6. the profession or work of a writer … English World dictionary
writing — /ˈvraitin(g), ingl. ˈraɪtɪŋ/ [vc. ingl. propr. «scrittura»] s. m. inv. graffitismo … Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione
writing — /ruy ting/, n. 1. the act of a person or thing that writes. 2. written form: to commit one s thoughts to writing. 3. that which is written; characters or matter written with a pen or the like: His writing is illegible. 4. such characters or… … Universalium
