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in writing

3 syllables

adjective adverb

Quick answer

As an adjective, in writing means written or drawn or engraved. As an adverb, it means as written or printed.

Meanings of in writing

2 meanings

adjective

Written or drawn or engraved
“graphic symbols”
Similar: graphic, graphical

adverb

As written or printed
“this is exactly what the composer had set down on paper”
Similar: on paper

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

adjective: written or drawn or engraved

graphic graphical

adverb: as written or printed

Nearby words

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