writing
• noun 1 the activity or skill of writing. 2 written work. 3 (writings) books or other written works. 4 a sequence of letters or symbols forming coherent words. — PHRASES the writing is on the wall there are clear signs that something unpleasant or unwelcome is going to happen. with biblical allusion to Belshazzar’s feast (Book of Daniel, chapter 5), at which mysterious writing appeared on the wall foretelling Belshazzar’s overthrow.
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