inditingn.
/ɪnˈdʌɪtɪŋ/ a. The action of indite v.; composition.
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society > leisure > the arts > literature > art or occupation of writer or author > [noun] > action or practice of composing
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a1513 W. Dunbar Poems (1998) I. 199 He has indorsit myn indyting With versis off his awin hand vryting.
1579 G. Harvey Let.-bk. (1884) 76 Affectinge the comendation of an eloquent..style by overcurious and statelye enditinge.
1604 R. Armin in G. Dugdale True Disc. Pract. Eliz. Caldwell sig. A2 The Booke, of her owne indighting.
1708 Brit. Apollo 16–21 Apr. For Letters and Writings, Of other's Indicting.
1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones VI. xviii. x. 263 It was all his own Invention, and the Letter of his inditing . View more context for this quotation
b. A thing indited, a literary composition, a treatise, poem, letter, etc.
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society > leisure > the arts > literature > a written composition > [noun]
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1340–70 Alex. & Dind. 243 Dereworþe dindimus þe enditinge hurde.
1388 Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) Job 2nd Prol. Fro the begynnyng of the volume vnto the woordis of Job, anent the Ebruys the enditing is prose.
c1400 tr. Secreta Secret., Gov. Lordsh. (1898) 106 Þe endytynge ys þe body and þe writynge ys þe clethynge of wordys and spekynge.
1553 T. Wilson Arte of Rhetorique 172 There are three maner of stiles or inditynges.
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