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writings

writ·ing
W w

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [rahy-ting]
    • /ˈraɪ tɪŋ/
    • /ˈraɪ.tɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [rahy-ting]
    • /ˈraɪ tɪŋ/

Definitions of writings word

  • noun writings the third of the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament, variously arranged, but usually comprising the Psalms, Proverbs, Job, Song of Solomon, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, Esther, Daniel, Ezra, Nehemiah, and Chronicles. 1
  • idioms writings writing on the wall. handwriting (def 4). 1
  • noun writings Plural form of writing. 1
  • noun writings plural of writing. 0

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Origin of writings

First appearance:

before 1175
One of the 8% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1175-1225; See origin at write, -ing1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Writings

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

writings popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

Synonyms for writings

noun writings

  • literature — writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays.
  • works — exertion or effort directed to produce or accomplish something; labor; toil.
  • words — a unit of language, consisting of one or more spoken sounds or their written representation, that functions as a principal carrier of meaning. Words are composed of one or more morphemes and are either the smallest units susceptible of independent use or consist of two or three such units combined under certain linking conditions, as with the loss of primary accent that distinguishes black·bird· from black· bird·. Words are usually separated by spaces in writing, and are distinguished phonologically, as by accent, in many languages.
  • prose — the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
  • poetry — the art of rhythmical composition, written or spoken, for exciting pleasure by beautiful, imaginative, or elevated thoughts.

Top questions with writings

  • what did the writings of ptolemy and archimedes make obvious?

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