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typewriting

typewriting

1 3.5
To write words using a typewriter
  • noun
  • /ˈtaɪpˌraɪtɪŋ/
  • Archaic
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  • During the 20th century, typewriting was essential for secretarial jobs in offices.

Examples

  • - Typewriting?

    A Place in the Sun (1951)

  • The spring-lever typewriting mechanism involved the depression of a metal key by more than 150 mm, which, in turn, rotated an engraved metal rod to impress a character on paper.

    Academic text (1992)

  • I thought at first my typewriting might disturb Geoffrey, but when I asked him he said, "Don't hear a thing, laddie."

    Fiction book (1997)

  • Her typewriting skills improved significantly after taking a dedicated class.

  • He practiced typewriting every day to become faster and more accurate.

Synonyms

typing
vstypewriting
2 1.0

Writing words on a keyboard or typewriter

is limited to writing only with a typewriter

How Fast

CPM
  • Specialized
1 6.7
touch typing
1 3.6
typewriting
  • Archaic
1 3.5

Surface Forms

typewriting singular
typewritings plural

Morphology

typewriting = typewrite (transparent) = type + write + ing

The noun denotes the action of writing by means of a typewriter and is formed by adding -ing to the verb 'typewrite', so the meaning is directly derived.

Etymology

Typewriting comes from type and writing; type once meant the small metal letters used in printing, and a typewriter is the machine that makes those letters on paper, so typewriting means 'writing using a typewriter'.