writing

1. (uncountable) Graphism of symbols such as letters that express some meaning.Examples: "Because writing of any kind is no more and no less than a graphic representation of speech[…], to study its nature and history we must often have recourse to the speech, that is, to the language, that the writing writes."; "Early writing appeared in both societies around 3000 B.C.E., mainly for administrative purposes in Egypt and for accounting and trading in Sumer."Synonyms: textuncountable

2. (countable) Something written, such as a document, article or book.Synonyms: document, manuscript, textcountable

3. (uncountable) The process of representing a language with symbols or letters.uncountable

4. (countable) A work of an author.Examples: "Congrats, you did an interesting piece of writing."Synonyms: workcountable

5. (countable) The style of writing of a person.Examples: "I can't read your writing."Synonyms: hand, handwritingcountable

6. (as a modifier) Intended for or used in writing.Examples: "a writing table"Synonyms: alphabet, character, ideogram, logogram, pictogram, script, syllabary, writing systemcountableuncountable