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Also Inflected form of write

written

writ·ten

UK/ˈɹɪ.tn̩/ US/ˈɹɪʔt̚n̩/ common

adjective

1.

set down in writing in any of various ways

  • “written evidence”
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2.

systematically collected and written down

  • “written laws”
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3.

written as for a film or play or broadcast

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Origin

Morphologically write + -en.

Phrases

  • could be written on the back of a postage stamp
  • have one's name written all over
  • history is written by the victors
  • written all over it
  • written all over someone's face
  • written in blood
  • written in someone's face
  • written in stone

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