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written meaning

EN[ˈrɪtn̩]
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  • Verb
    1. past participle of write.
      1. Has your girlfriend written you a letter yet? ‎
  • AdjectiveCOMmore writtenSUPmost written
    1. Of, relating or characteristic of writing (i.e., of that which has been written).
      1. I can speak Japanese fairly well, but I have no understanding whatsoever of written Japanese.
    2. That was written.
    3. More Examples
      1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
        • It is written from Constantinople that the 'Sophia' of Persia is dead and that his brother had taken the government.
        • He was a few inches shorter than Alex was and he had the punk rock style written all over him with that leather vest he was wearing and black drop crotch pants he had on.
        • The due day of the homework is written in the syllabus. ‎
      2. Used in the Beginning of Sentence
        • Written by and for a myopic, microscopical insomniac, it's a babeldom that puts all noveldom in the shade, that puts culture, with a sardonic laugh, in a cul-de-sac.
      3. Used in the Ending of Sentence
        • The old description of her departed predecessor, " a Yankee cheese-box on a raft," will give one a better idea of her external appearance than any chapter which could be written.

    Meaning of written for the defined word.

    Grammatically, this word "written" is an adjective, more specifically, an adjectives ending in -en. It's also a morpheme, more specifically, a suffixe. It's also a verb, more specifically, a verb form.
    • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
      1. Adjectives
        • Adjectives ending in -en
        • Morphemes
          • Suffixes
            • Words by suffix
              • Words suffixed with -en
                • Adjectives ending in -en
          • Verbs
            • Verb forms
              • Participles
                • Past participles
          Difficultness: Level 1
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          Definiteness: Level 8
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          1. en written up
          2. en writtenness
          3. en written down
          4. en written statement of employment
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