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Autobiography |
writing about a person life written by that person |
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autograph |
the writing of ones own name |
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bibliography |
a book written about a persons life |
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cartography |
map making; the writing involved in making maps or charts |
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homograph |
a word written the same way as another word but having a different meaning |
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paragraph |
a section of writing that has a topic and concluding sentence |
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phonograph |
record player: a device that turns the writing on records into sound |
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photography |
the use of light to record an image using a camera |
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seismograph |
a device that writes down the movements of the earth |
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describe |
to say or write down how something or someone looks: to use adjectives in writing |
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inscription |
a short dedication written in a book or engraved on something, such as a coin or monument |
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postscript |
P.S: a short bit of writing added after a letter is is finished |
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prescription |
a piece of papper written by a doctor that lets you get medicine at the pharmacy |
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scribble |
sloppy writing that is hard to read |
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scribe |
a person who writes things down |
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scrit |
a set of pappers with writing that will be read and acted out |
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subscription |
a written agreement to buy and read a magazine or newspapper for a set period |
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transcribe |
to write down or record: to translate |
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manuscript |
a piece of writing: a book |
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biography |
a book written about a person |
