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writ
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Synonyms:

order , decree , warrant , process , summons , replevin, command , habeas corpus, dossier , legal document, mandate

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write
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Sense: Verb: be a writer

Synonyms:

scrawl, scribble , put pen to paper, inscribe, scribe (formal), be a writer, be an author

Sense: Verb: record in writing - often followed by 'down'

Synonyms:

record , jot down, take down, transcribe, put sth down in black and white, put sth in writing, get down

Sense: Verb: compose

Synonyms:

compose , pen (literary), author , draft , dash off (informal), be the author of

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