2the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect)
- the writing in her novels is excellent
- that editorial was a fine piece of writing
Synonymswritten material, piece of writing,
Hyponymsadaptation, autograph, bowdlerization, criticism, cryptogram, diary, dithyramb, document, dramatic composition, editing, essay, inscription, literary composition, literature, manuscript, matter, paragraph, plagiarism, rewrite, sacred text, screed, section, title, transcript, treatise,
Hypernymswritten communication,
Meronymsepilogue,
Partsepilog, epilogue,
Type ofwritten communication, written language,
Typesadaptation, autograph, Ayurveda, bowdlerisation, bowdlerization, criticism, cryptogram, cryptograph, diary, dithyramb, document, dramatic composition, dramatic work, editing, essay, inscription, journal, lettering, literary composition, literary criticism, literary work, literature, manuscript, matter, ms, papers, paragraph, plagiarism, redaction, religious text, religious writing, rescript, revision, rewrite, sacred text, sacred writing, screed, secret writing, section, subdivision, title, transcript, treatise, version, written document,