written

[ rit-n ]

/ ˈrɪt n /

verb

a past participle of write.

adjective

expressed in writing (distinguished from spoken).

Nearby words

writing hand, writing on the wall, writing paper, writing table, writings, written, written law, wrns, wrnt, wrnt., wrocław

Related formshalf-writ·ten, adjectivepre·writ·ten, adjectiveself-writ·ten, adjectivewell-writ·ten, adjective

Can be confusedaural oral verbal written (see usage note at verbal)

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British Dictionary definitions for prewritten

written

/ (ˈrɪtən) /

verb

the past participle of write

adjective

taken down in writing; transcribedwritten evidence; the written word Compare spoken (def. 2)

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