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written en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • (UK) audio
  • /ˈɹɪ.tn̩/
  • [ˈɹɪ.ɾn̩] t-flapping
  • [ˈɹɪʔt̚n̩]
  • /ˈɾɪtən/ (South-Asia)
  • (US) audio
  • [ˈɹɪ.ʔn̩] t-glottalization

Etymology

Morphologically write + -en.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Of, relating, or characteristic of writing (i.e., of that which has been written).
    • Written language is a way of representing spoken language.
  2. (not-comparable) Having been written.
    • I can speak Japanese fairly well, but I have no understanding whatsoever of written Japanese.

Antonyms

oral · unwritten · verbal

Deriveds

written out · custom-written · writtenness · written in stone · written record · could be written on the back of a postage stamp · written in someone's face · history is written by the victors · written statement of employment · hand-written · written all over someone's face · written in blood · bewritten · above-written · written all over it · written in the stars · have one's name written all over · unwrittenness

Translations (63)

ru напи́санный (of, relating or characteristic of writing) · fr écrit (of, relating or characteristic of writing) · hy գրավոր (of, relating or characteristic of writing) · sv skriftlig (of, relating or characteristic of writing) · mk напишан (of, relating or characteristic of writing) · ga scríofa (of, relating or characteristic of writing) · vec scrito (of, relating or characteristic of writing) · ast escritu (of, relating or characteristic of writing) · mn бичмэл (of, relating or characteristic of writing) · fi kirjoitettu (of, relating or characteristic of writing) · sh пи̑са̄н (of, relating or characteristic of writing) · uk писе́мний (of, relating or characteristic of writing) · as লিখা থকা (of, relating or characteristic of writing) · pt escrito (of, relating or characteristic of writing) · sh pȋsān (of, relating or characteristic of writing) · mn ᠪᠢᠴᠢᠮᠡᠯ (of, relating or characteristic of writing) · ka წერილობითი (of, relating or characteristic of writing) · de schriftlich (of, relating or characteristic of writing) · ro scris (of, relating or characteristic of writing) · as লিখা (of, relating or characteristic of writing) · uk напи́саний (of, relating or characteristic of writing) · grc γραπτός (of, relating or characteristic of writing) · uk письмо́вий (of, relating or characteristic of writing) · ba яҙма (of, relating or characteristic of writing) · be пісьмо́вы (of, relating or characteristic of writing) · fa کتبی (of, relating or characteristic of writing) · fi kirjallinen (of, relating or characteristic of writing) · hu írt (of, relating or characteristic of writing) · ka წერითი (of, relating or characteristic of writing) · bg напи́сан (of, relating or characteristic of writing) · ug كىتاۋىي (of, relating or characteristic of writing) · ba яҙыуҙағы (of, relating or characteristic of writing) · ist screîto (of, relating or characteristic of writing) · ca escrit (of, relating or characteristic of writing) · sc iscritu (of, relating or characteristic of writing) · sk písomný (of, relating or characteristic of writing) · ka დაწერილი (of, relating or characteristic of writing) · cs psaný (of, relating or characteristic of writing) · de geschrieben (of, relating or characteristic of writing) · be пі́сьменны (of, relating or characteristic of writing) · ba яҙылған (of, relating or characteristic of writing) · sk napísaný (of, relating or characteristic of writing) · eo skriba (of, relating or characteristic of writing) · el γραπτός (of, relating or characteristic of writing) · bg пи́смен (of, relating or characteristic of writing) · it scritto (of, relating or characteristic of writing) · scn scrittu (of, relating or characteristic of writing) · la scrīptus (of, relating or characteristic of writing) · es escrito (of, relating or characteristic of writing) · af geskrewe (of, relating or characteristic of writing) · ba яҙыулы (of, relating or characteristic of writing) · gd sgrìobhte (of, relating or characteristic of writing) · es escripto (disused) (of, relating or characteristic of writing) · ia scripte (of, relating or characteristic of writing) · mk писмен (of, relating or characteristic of writing) · hu írott (of, relating or characteristic of writing) · oc escrit (of, relating or characteristic of writing) · pl napisany (of, relating or characteristic of writing) · ru пи́сьменный (of, relating or characteristic of writing) · gl escrito (of, relating or characteristic of writing) · tr yazılı (of, relating or characteristic of writing) · pl pisany (of, relating or characteristic of writing) · sv skriven (of, relating or characteristic of writing)

written en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (UK) audio
  • /ˈɹɪ.tn̩/
  • [ˈɹɪ.ɾn̩] t-flapping
  • [ˈɹɪʔt̚n̩]
  • /ˈɾɪtən/ (South-Asia)
  • (US) audio
  • [ˈɹɪ.ʔn̩] t-glottalization

Etymology

Morphologically write + -en.

Meanings

  1. A rap that was written in advance, as opposed to a freestyle.

Forms

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writtens Number=Plur lexicographic

written en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • (UK) audio
  • /ˈɹɪ.tn̩/
  • [ˈɹɪ.ɾn̩] t-flapping
  • [ˈɹɪʔt̚n̩]
  • /ˈɾɪtən/ (South-Asia)
  • (US) audio
  • [ˈɹɪ.ʔn̩] t-glottalization

Etymology

Morphologically write + -en.

Meanings

  1. (form-of, participle, past) past participle of write
    form of write
    • The ability of a segment of a glass sphere to magnify whatever is placed before it was known around the year 1000, when the spherical segment was called a reading stone,[…]. Scribes, illuminators, and scholars held such stones directly over manuscript pages as an aid in seeing what was being written, drawn, or read. 2013 September-October, Henry Petroski, “The Evolution of Eyeglasses”, in American Scientist:
    • Has your girlfriend written you a letter yet?