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written the book

written the book is the past participle of write the book.

Meaning of write the book

Verb

write the book (third-person singular simple present writes the book, present participle writing the book, simple past wrote the book, past participle written the book)

  1. (colloquial, idiomatic, with-on) To be an authoritative expert on some specified topic.
    • Do I know how to play chess? I wrote the book on it!

Questions about written the book

What is written the book the past participle of?
Written the book is the past participle of write the book.

Words near written the book in the dictionary

  1. written over
  2. written record
  3. written records
  4. written statement of employment
  5. written statements of employment
  6. written the book
  7. written up
  8. written-off
  9. writtenness
  10. writter
  11. writting

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