written

[ rit-n ]
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verb
  1. a past participle of write.

adjective
  1. expressed in writing (distinguished from spoken).

Origin of written

1
First 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

  • Miss Moore has already prewritten her counterblast to my criticism in her poem "to a Steam Roller."

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British Dictionary definitions for written

written

/ (ˈrɪtən) /


verb
  1. the past participle of write

adjective
  1. taken down in writing; transcribed: written evidence; the written word Compare spoken (def. 2)

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