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prewriting

prewriting noun: a first draft, or plan made before the actual writing starts. Also the present participle and gerund of prewrite.

Noun

prewriting (countable and uncountable, plural prewritings)

  1. A first draft, or plan made before the actual writing starts.
    • During the all-important prewriting phase, effective writers use questions to determine what they know, and what they need to learn more about.2005, Vicki Urquhart, Monette McIver, Teaching Writing in the Content Areas, page 76

Adjective

prewriting (not comparable)

  1. Before the development of the skill of writing.
    • Prewriting strokes are the precursors to forming shapes, letters and numbers.2026, Natasha Smet, Solomon and O'Brien's Pediatric Skills for Occupational Therapy Assistants

Also used as

prewriting is also the present participle and gerund of prewrite.

Forms of prewriting

pluralprewritings

Questions about prewriting

What does prewriting mean?
Prewriting means a first draft, or plan made before the actual writing starts.
What part of speech is prewriting?
Prewriting can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of prewriting?
The plural of prewriting is prewritings.

Words near prewriting in the dictionary

  1. prewraps
  2. prewrite
  3. prewriter
  4. prewriters
  5. prewrites
  6. prewriting
  7. prewritings
  8. prewritten
  9. prewrote
  10. Prews
  11. prex

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