Written

//ˈɹɪ.tn̩// adj, verb

adj, verb ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Verb

1
past participle of write form-of, participle, past
"Has your girlfriend written you a letter yet?"

Adjective

1
Of, relating, or characteristic of writing (i.e., of that which has been written). not-comparable
"Written language is a way of representing spoken language."
2
Having been written. not-comparable
"I can speak Japanese fairly well, but I have no understanding whatsoever of written Japanese."

Adjective

1
written as for a film or play or broadcast wordnet
2
set down in writing in any of various ways wordnet
3
systematically collected and written down wordnet

Synonyms

cursive engrossed holographic in writing inscribed longhand

Antonyms

non verbal print oral unwritten

Example

"It is said that "Hamlet" is the most interesting play ever written."

Etymology

Morphologically write + -en.

Related phrases

above-written could be written on the back of a postage stamp custom-written hand-written have one's name written all over history is written by the victors written all over it written all over someone's face written in someone's face written in stone written in the stars written out

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