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playwriting


play·writ·ing

noun \-ˌrī-tiŋ\

Definition of PLAYWRITING

: the writing of plays
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Variants of PLAYWRITING

play·writ·ing also play·wright·ing \-ˌrī-tiŋ\

Examples of PLAYWRITING

  1. He gave classes in playwriting and poetry.

First Known Use of PLAYWRITING

1709

Rhymes with PLAYWRITING

cockfighting, daylighting, exciting, freewriting, frostbiting, handwriting, infighting, inviting, newswriting, prewriting, prizefighting, skywriting, songwriting, typewriting

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