English Explanatory Dictionary

prewrite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To make a first draft of ideas and format for an essay, thesis, article, or book as a plan for the actual writing.
noun
  1. A first draft of a script, etc.
  2. A write operation that is buffered instead of being applied directly to the database.

Word forms

prewrite prewrites prewriting prewrote prewritten

Etymology

From pre- + write.

Derived words

prewriter
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