Webster's English Dictionary

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writing

writ.ing \'ri-t-in\ n 1: the act or process of one who writes : as  1a: the 
   act or art of forming visible letters or characters; specif :: HANDWRITING 
   1b: the act or practice of literary, journalistic, or other composition  2: 
   something written : as  2a: letters or characters that serve as visible 
   signs of ideas, words, or s ymbols 2b: a letter, note, or notice used to 
   communicate or record  2c: a written composition  2d: INSCRIPTION  2e1: a 
   written or printed paper or document  2e2: an impression of characters on a 
   substance (as paper)  3: a style or form of composition  4: the occupation 
   of a writer; esp : the profession of authorship