Word
rewriting
Phoneticsrewrit·ing
US/ɹiˈɹaɪtɪŋ/
UK/ɹɪɹˈaɪtɪŋ/
Definition
n. the act of writing something again to make it better or to change the information.
n. the process of revising or altering a written text to improve its clarity, style, or accuracy; also refers to the resulting new version.
Examples
“The first draft of my essay needs a lot of rewriting.”
“After receiving feedback from the editor, the author spent three weeks on a complete rewriting of the final chapter.”
“In formal logic and computer science, rewriting involves a systematic process of replacing subterms of a formula with other terms according to a specific set of transformation rules.”
Examples
simple
“The first draft of my essay needs a lot of rewriting.”
contextual
“After receiving feedback from the editor, the author spent three weeks on a complete rewriting of the final chapter.”
complex
“In formal logic and computer science, rewriting involves a systematic process of replacing subterms of a formula with other terms according to a specific set of transformation rules.”
Usage
Uncountable when referring to the general activity; countable when referring to a specific instance or a new version of a document.
Real-World Examples
“There is opportunity in forcibly rewriting a story, in trying out identities that might not feel true at first.” Domain
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