noun
- The act of creating written works.
- usage: "writing was a form of therapy for him"; "it was a matter of disputed authorship"
- synonyms: writing, composition, penning
- The act of initiating a new idea or theory or writing.
- usage: "the authorship of the theory is disputed"
- synonyms: paternity
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