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HOW TO PRONOUNCE

written

/ˈɹɪtən/

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What does written mean?

adjective

  1. Of, relating, or characteristic of writing (i.e., of that which has been written).
  2. Having been written.

noun

  1. A rap that was written in advance, as opposed to a freestyle.
More meanings (1)

verb

  1. past participle of write

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈɹɪtən/

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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“I haven’t opened it yet,” said the White Rabbit, “but it seems to be a letter, written by the prisoner to—to somebody.”
Lewis CarrollAlice's Adventures in WonderlandProject Gutenberg ebook #11
Even as good shone upon the countenance of the one, evil was written broadly and plainly on the face of the other.
Robert Louis StevensonThe strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeProject Gutenberg ebook #42
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“I love her best when she is asleep and better still when she is awake,” Bertha Shirley had written in the postscript.
L. M. (Lucy Maud) MontgomeryAnne of the IslandProject Gutenberg ebook #51
A disputing Party may submit written comments to the panel on its initial report within 14 days of presentation of the report.
CanadaNorth American Free Trade Agreement, 1992 Oct. 7 Tariff Phasing DescriptionsProject Gutenberg ebook #89
The record of what injuries you did us, Though written in our flesh, we shall remember As things but done by chance.
William ShakespeareThe Complete Works of William ShakespeareProject Gutenberg ebook #100