(n) the act of creating written works, Syn. penning, authorship, composition, Example:writing was a form of therapy for him; it was a matter of disputed authorship
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[公羊传 / 公羊傳, Gōng yáng zhuànㄍㄨㄥ ㄧㄤˊ ㄓㄨㄢˋ] Mr Gongyang's annals or commentary on 春秋, early history, probably written by multiple authors during Han dynasty, same as 公羊春秋|公羊春秋, See Also: 春秋, 公羊春秋
[清史列传 / 清史列傳, Qīng shǐ liè zhuànㄑㄧㄥ ㄕˇ ㄌㄧㄝˋ ㄓㄨㄢˋ] Biographic history of Qing dynasty by a succession of authors, published 1928 and revised 1987, with biographies of 2, 900 notable Qing commoner citizens, 80 scrolls
Autor { m }; Autorin { f }; Verfasser { m }; Verfasserin { f } | Autoren { pl }; Autorinnen { pl }; Verfasser { pl }; Verfasserinnen { pl } | der Autor des hier vorliegenden Werkes { adj }
author; writer | authors; writers | the present author
Autorenexemplar { n }
authors copy
Mitverfasser { m } | Mitverfasser { pl }
coauthor | coauthors
Schriftsteller { m }; Schriftstellerin { f } | Schriftsteller { pl }; Schriftstellerinnen { pl } | ein Schriftsteller von Rang
writer; author | writers; authors | a writer of distinction