writing

  • 21writing —    The exact origins of writing are lost, probably forever, in the mists of time. Modern scholars still disagree where and when the first substantial examples of writing appeared, some favoring ancient Egypt, others ancient Mesopotamia. Those in… …

    Ancient Mesopotamia dictioary

  • 22WRITING —    Written history in Mesopotamia began in the so called Early Dynastic period III (c. 2600–2350 B.C.). At this time, the country was divided into a number of individual cities with their surrounding territories. The first inscriptions were… …

    Historical Dictionary of Mesopotamia

  • 23writing — / raItIN/ noun (U) 1 words that have been written or printed: What does the writing on the back say? 2 in writing if you get something in writing, it is official proof of an agreement, promise etc: put sth in writing: Could you put that in… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 24writing —    by Rosi Braidotti   Deleuze s philosophical monism makes no categorical difference between thinking and creating, painting and writing, concept and percept. These are all variations of experimentation, more specifically, an experimentation… …

    The Deleuze dictionary

  • 25writing —    by Rosi Braidotti   Deleuze s philosophical monism makes no categorical difference between thinking and creating, painting and writing, concept and percept. These are all variations of experimentation, more specifically, an experimentation… …

    The Deleuze dictionary

  • 26writing */*/*/ — UK [ˈraɪtɪŋ] / US noun 1) [uncountable] things such as a books, poems, and newspaper articles historical writing that brings the past to life writing on/about: There s a lot of interesting writing on the subject. a) used about words written or… …

    English dictionary

  • 27writing — n. 1 a group or sequence of letters or symbols. 2 = HANDWRITING. 3 (usu. in pl.) a piece of literary work done; a book, article, etc. 4 (Writings) the Hagiographa. Phrases and idioms: in writing in written form. writing desk a desk for writing at …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 28Writing —    The art of writing must have been known in the time of the early Pharaohs. Moses is commanded to write for a memorial in a book (Ex. 17:14) a record of the attack of Amalek. Frequent mention is afterwards made of writing (28:11, 21, 29, 36; 31 …

    Easton's Bible Dictionary

  • 29writing*/*/*/ — [ˈraɪtɪŋ] noun 1) [U] the skill of producing written material by putting words together In the first two years, the children focus on reading and writing.[/ex] 2) [U] the job or activity of creating things such as books, poems, or newspaper… …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 30writing — n. 1) cuneiform; hieroglyphic; picture writing 2) creative writing 3) (misc.) to put smt. in/into writing * * * [ raɪtɪŋ] hieroglyphic picturewriting (misc.) to put smt. in/into writing creative writing cuneiform …

    Combinatory dictionary