written
[ rit-n ]
verb
a past participle of write.
Origin of written
1First recorded before 1000, for the adjective
Other words from written
- half-written, adjective
- pre·writ·ten, adjective
- self-written, adjective
- well-written, adjective
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How to use written in a sentence
Many pre-written programs are supplied by IBM, eliminating necessity of customers' staffs writing their own.
IBM 1401 Programming Systems | AnonymousThese are pre-written instructions to perform many of the everyday operations of an installation.
IBM 1401 Programming Systems | Anonymous
British Dictionary definitions for written
written
/ (ˈrɪtən) /
verb
the past participle of write
adjective
taken down in writing; transcribed: written evidence; the written word Compare spoken (def. 2)
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