written word
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3.2
- noun
- /ˈrɪtən wɜrd/
- The effect of the written word is often much greater than the spoken word.
- the power of the written word
- spoken or written word
- translating written words
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Watch on YouTubeA short story is a much better metric for translation between the written word and the filmed word.
- A short story is a much better metric for translation between the written word and the filmed word.
- And then per medium becomes the creative variable, meaning LinkedIn is a monster for the written word.
- You have to figure out how to produce audio, written words, pictures and videos for Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram.
- You know, I think Socrates and Plato say the the written word is never going to capture the beauty of dialogue, right.
- I mean, I'm not learning how to write per SE, but I'm certainly learning a lot more about the written word.
- So what I'm getting at here is what is the process of going from a thought to language to written word?
- So you can persuade people with the written word, the spoken word, video, audio, in person, big stages, one-on-one boardrooms.
- I guess you would say it's just like the scripted written word, but that performs really well on that platform.
- So you may want to check that out if you like my longer form non video, non podcast, you know, written word stuff.
- Too many people are not realizing written word is remarkable and they're getting caught up in pictures because Instagrams popping.
Examples
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Marcus Zusak's excellent book sensitizes students to the potential of the written word to effect societal and personal change.
Academic text (2015) -
Author visits transform quiet written words from a private exchange between reader and author into a lively community discussion.
Academic text (2004) -
The written word is a beautiful thing.
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Eventually, these accounts were put down in the written word as well.
Academic text (1998) -
From that moment on, i gained a new respect for the written word.
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I remember that moment, that first discovery of the power of the written word.
Academic text (2000) -
As far as I'm concerned, the written word is mankind's greatest achievement.
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I am the Pagemaster, keeper of the books and guardian of the written word.
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Insofar as the very materiality of texts is a signifier, ownership of the written word carries great social and authoritative value.
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The mute heroine must resort to the written word to communicate with the world.
Synonyms
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1.0
The main words written in a book or document without notes and pictures
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1.0
Marks or letters on a surface that show language
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3.4
A way of showing words using letters or characters instead of speech
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2.3
Text created by a person, like a book or letter
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2.0
Words put on paper or saved in a file, not spoken
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3.6
Text to be printed or published without pictures
Antonyms
How Permanent
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'language or information communicated by means of writing' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'written' (recorded in writing) with 'word' (a unit of language). This is a standard adjective + noun composition with no idiomatic or metaphorical shift, and similar expressions exist across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand it.
Etymology
Written word comes from the simple image of someone using a pen to make a written mark that becomes a word on paper, so the message can be read later. That's why it means language given 'in writing' rather than speech and often seems more lasting or official.