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type⋅writ⋅ing

[tahyp-rahy-ting]
–noun
1. the act or skill of using a typewriter.
2. printed work done on a typewriter.

Origin:
1865–70; typewrit(er) + -ing 1

type⋅write

[tahyp-rahyt]
–verb (used with object), verb (used without object), -wrote, -writ⋅ten, -writ⋅ing.
to write by means of a typewriter; type.

Origin:
1885–90; back formation from typewriter
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type·write   (tīp'rīt')   
intr. & tr.v.   type·wrote (-rōt'), type·writ·ten (-rĭt'n), type·writ·ing, type·writes
To engage in writing or to write (matter) with a typewriter.

[Back-formation from typewriter.]
type·writ·ing   (tīp'rī'tĭng)   
n.  
  1. The act, process, or skill of using a typewriter.

  2. Copy produced on a typewriter; typescript.

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