playwriting

play·writ·ing

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pley-rahy-ting]
- /ˈpleɪˌraɪ tɪŋ/
- /plˈeɪraɪtɪŋ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pley-rahy-ting]
- /ˈpleɪˌraɪ tɪŋ/

Definitions of playwriting word

noun playwriting the art or technique of writing theatrical plays; the work or profession of a playwright. 1
noun playwriting writing plays 1
noun playwriting the writing of plays 0
noun playwriting the art, profession, or work of writing plays 0

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Origin of playwriting

First appearance:

before 1895

One of the 18% newest English words

First recorded in 1895-1900; play + writing

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Parts of speech for Playwriting

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Playwriting

playwriting popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

playwriting usage trend in Literature

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