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ghostwritten

ghostwritten adjective: written by a ghostwriter. Also the past participle of ghostwrite.

Adjective

ghostwritten (not comparable)

  1. Written by a ghostwriter.

Also used as

ghostwritten is also the past participle of ghostwrite.

Origin of ghostwritten

From ghost + written.

Questions about ghostwritten

What does ghostwritten mean?
Ghostwritten means written by a ghostwriter.
What part of speech is ghostwritten?
Ghostwritten is an adjective.

Words near ghostwritten in the dictionary

  1. ghostwriter
  2. ghostwriters
  3. ghostwritership
  4. ghostwrites
  5. ghostwriting
  6. ghostwritten
  7. ghostwrote
  8. ghosty
  9. ghoti
  10. ghoties
  11. ghotis

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