writing

writing
n
1. handwriting, penmanship, script, manuscript, longhand, Inf. fist, Scot. hand of writ, chirography; calligraphy, good hand, Palmer method; cacography, bad hand, scribble, scrabble, scrawl, scratch, chickenscratch.
2. work, piece, composition; publication, book, volume, tome, opus; article, review, critique, editorial.
3. letter, epistle, note, Inf. line, missive, correspondence; memorandum, memo, Chiefly Brit. chit.
4. writing on the wall
omen, sign, portent, indication, preindication, warning.

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