Book learning, scholarship; (also) skill in producing or writing books; authorship. In early use also in plural.

the action of the verb; also attributive.

figurative. The pen regarded as the instrument of authorship; (hence) literary work; the practice of writing; a particular style or quality of…

The composing of anything for oral delivery, or to be read; the practice or art of literary production.

Literary work done with a pen; writing, literature.

The craft, art, or occupation of writing; the business of a writer. Also: skill with writing, penmanship.

Intellectual production; literary, musical, or artistic composition.

= authorship, n. (in various senses).

The action or process of writing a book or literary work; literary ability or output; the activity or profession of an author or scholar; the…

The career or occupation of an author; authorly character.

The career or occupation of an author.

In plural. Originally: the reading and study of written texts; knowledge or learning acquired through this; scholarship. Later: the academic or…

The activity or occupation of an author; writing.

The art or skill of an author; the exercise of this. Also: the product of an author's skill.

The practice or skill of a penwoman; women's writing.

The action, process, or style of composing a document or other written work; literary composition, authorship. Now rare.

The condition or occupation of an author; authorship. Also: authors collectively.

writing which displays imagination or invention (sometimes differentiated from academic, journalistic, or other forms of writing which are more…

The use of pen and ink; the occupation of author.