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playwrighting

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English

Etymology

From playwright +‎ -ing.

Noun

playwrighting (uncountable)

  1. Writing plays: the craft of a playwright
    • 1988 May 13, Anthony Adler, “Driving Miss Daisy; Body Parts”, in Chicago Reader‎:
      Driving Miss Daisy won this year's Pulitzer Prize for playwrighting.
    • 1989 May 6, Jaye Melton, “Queer Living On Stage”, in Gay Community News, page 8:
      He pays homage to feminist playwrights such as Ntozake Shange and Caryl Churchill for bringing a new vitality and innovation to playwrighting — further enhancing theatre's power to affect us.
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