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writings

[rahy-ting]

writ·ing

[rahy-ting]
noun
1.
the act of a person or thing that writes.
2.
written form: to commit one's thoughts to writing.
3.
that which is written; characters or matter written with a pen or the like: His writing is illegible.
4.
such characters or matter with respect to style, kind, quality, etc.
5.
an inscription.
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6.
a letter.
7.
any written or printed paper, as a document or deed.
8.
literary or musical style, form, quality, technique, etc.: Her writing is stilted.
9.
a literary composition or production.
10.
the profession of a writer: He turned to writing at an early age.
11.
the Writings, Hagiographa.
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12.
writing on the wall. handwriting (def. 4).

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Writings is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.

Origin:
1175–1225; Middle English; see write, -ing1

self-writ·ing, adjective
un·writ·ing, adjective
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Hag·i·og·ra·pha

[hag-ee-og-ruh-fuh, hey-jee-]
noun (used with a singular verb)
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.
Also called the Writings.


Origin:
< Late Latin < Greek: sacred writings, equivalent to hagio- hagio- + -grapha, neuter plural of -graphos -graph
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Writings (ˈraɪtɪŋz)
 
pl n
the Writings another term for the Hagiographa

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