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playwriting

playwriting noun: the writing of plays.

Noun

playwriting (usually uncountable, plural playwritings)

  1. (usually) The writing of plays.

Forms of playwriting

pluralplaywritings
alternative formplay-writing

Origin of playwriting

From play + writing.

Questions about playwriting

What does playwriting mean?
Playwriting means the writing of plays.
What part of speech is playwriting?
Playwriting is a noun.
What is the plural of playwriting?
The plural of playwriting is playwritings.

Words near playwriting in the dictionary

  1. playwrights
  2. playwrite
  3. playwriter
  4. playwriters
  5. playwrites
  6. playwriting
  7. playwritings
  8. plaza
  9. Plaza Aldea
  10. Plaza Burgos
  11. plaza de soberania

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