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writing

50 3.1

Books or articles produced by an author

noun
/ˈraɪtɪŋ/

: escritos

Both authors had access to the data, contributed to the writing of the manuscript, and approved this submission.
published writings
early writings
later writings

So that, yeah, that's, that was then writing for men during that.

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Examples

All four men hold books and writing implements, icons of their intellectual pursuits.

Academic text (2013)
Many readers appreciate the elegance of his writings, which reflect his unique perspective.
- A fan of my writing.

80 for Brady (2023)
Travel will feed my writing, you know, feed the beast.
High quality science writing isn't easy to find these days.
There are traces, especially in Descartes's earliest writings, of an entirely different approach to images.

Academic text (2017)
Collections of Thoreau's writings took longer to appear, though he died twenty years before Emerson.

Academic text (2017)
While not promoting the Transcendentalists, his published writings, nonetheless, had the effect of disseminating their ideas.

Academic text (2017)
The novel showcases the author's early writings, revealing her development as a storyteller.
Scholars continue to analyze the profound themes in the poet's writings from the 19th century.

Synonyms

piece of writing

vswriting

Specialized

12 2.1

A text that a person makes to share ideas, feelings, or stories

refers to an author's whole published output rather than one single text

literary work

vswriting

5 4.8

A piece of creative writing like a novel, poem, or play

refers to the full set of an author's published works rather than one piece

written material

vswriting

Literature

5 2.3

Text created by a person, like a book or letter

focuses on an author's published literary output rather than any written text

literary composition

vswriting

1 5.2

A piece of creative writing that shows thoughts and feelings, like a novel or poem

covers the author's collected published works rather than individual creative pieces

Antonyms

unpublished

22 3.7

Not available to the public in books or online

Idioms

in writing

101 2.6

Someone writes it on paper or in a document instead of saying it

writing on the wall

Informal

24 5.5

A clear sign that something bad will happen

not worth writing home about

Informal

1 7.0

Not very good or special

Compounds

writing style

16 3.4

The way a person uses words and sentences to share ideas on paper or screen

writing skill

12 2.7

To make clear, correct text that others can read and understand

piece of writing

Specialized

12 2.1

A text that a person makes to share ideas, feelings, or stories

writing desk

5 2.3

A desk with a flat surface and small drawers for writing by hand

writing pad

2 1.1

A pad of paper for making notes or short messages

writing system

Specialized

2 3.5

A way to show a language's words using letters or characters

writing paper

2 1.0

Thin paper you use to write letters by hand

writing table

1 3.3

A desk with a flat top used for writing and often with drawers

secret writing

Specialized

1 8.2

A way of writing that uses codes so only certain people can read it

writing implement

1 3.2

A thing that you use to write, like a pen or pencil

writing ink

1 2.3

A coloured liquid used in pens, permanent or washable

writing board

1 2.6

A flat light board you hold on your lap to write on when you have no desk

alphabetic writing

Specialized

1 3.8

A system that uses letters to show the separate sounds of a language

picture writing

Specialized

1 7.0

A way that uses pictures to show words, ideas, or sounds

writing arm

1 6.7

A small flat board attached to a chair to write on

sacred writing

1 7.7

A text that a religion treats as holy and important

religious writing

1 4.5

A text seen as holy and used for worship or teaching in a religion

committal to writing

5.2

Putting ideas on paper or a screen so they are recorded

writing assignment

2.4

A task to write about a topic, usually for a class

writing pad

3.4

An electronic device or app that lets you put words and pictures on the screen and save them

writing toolkit

3.6

A set of guides and templates that help you write

How Extensive

body of work

26 4.1

writing

50 3.1

book

∞ 1.0

article

Literature

∞ 1.0

piece

∞ 3.0

Surface Forms

writing singular

writings plural

Morphology

writing = write (transparent) = write + ing

The sense 'published works' is a direct extension referring to the products of the activity 'writing', so learners can infer it from 'write' + '-ing'.

Etymology

Writing in the sense of someone's books or papers comes from the same old root writan, 'to scratch', meaning the things a person has made by writing. So a writer's writings are simply the works they have put into words.