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[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
write \write\, v. t. imp. wrote; p. p. written; archaic
   imp.  p. p. writ; p. pr.  vb. n. writing. oe. writen,
   as. wrimactan; originally, to scratch, to score; akin to
   os. wrimactan to write, to tear, to wound, d. rijten to
   tear, to rend, g. reissen, ohg. rimaczan, icel. rimacta
   to write, goth. writs a stroke, dash, letter. cf. race
   tribe, lineage.
   1913 webster
   1. to set down, as legible characters; to form the conveyance
      of meaning; to inscribe on any material by a suitable
      instrument; as, to write the characters called letters; to
      write figures.
      1913 webster

   2. to set down for reading; to express in legible or
      intelligible characters; to inscribe; as, to write a deed;
      to write a bill of divorcement; hence, specifically, to
      set down in an epistle; to communicate by letter.
      1913 webster

            last night she enjoined me to write some lines to
            one she loves.                        --shak.
      1913 webster

            i chose to write the thing i durst not speak
            to her i loved.                       --prior.
      1913 webster

   3. hence, to compose or produce, as an author.
      1913 webster

            i purpose to write the history of england from the
            accession of king james the second down to a time
            within the memory of men still living. --macaulay.
      1913 webster

   4. to impress durably; to imprint; to engrave; as, truth
      written on the heart.
      1913 webster

   5. to make known by writing; to record; to prove by one's own
      written testimony; -- often used reflexively.
      1913 webster

            he who writes himself by his own inscription is like
            an ill painter, who, by writing on a shapeless
            picture which he hath drawn, is fain to tell
            passengers what shape it is, which else no man could
            imagine.                              --milton.
      1913 webster

   to write to, to communicate by a written document to.

   written laws, laws deriving their force from express
      legislative enactment, as contradistinguished from
      unwritten, or common, law. see the note under law, and
      common law, under common, a.
      1913 webster
see also:
wrote written writ writing race to write to 
written laws law common law common 
[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
wrote \wrote\, v. i. oe. wroten. see 1st root.
   to root with the snout. see 1st root. obs. --chaucer.
   1913 webster
see also:
root 
[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
wrote \wrote\,
   imp.  archaic p. p. of write.
   1913 webster
see also:
write 
[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0
write
     v 1: produce a literary work; "she composed a poem"; "he wrote
          four novels" syn: compose, pen, indite
     2: communicate or express by writing; "please write to me every
        week"
     3: have one's written work issued for publication; "how many
        books did georges simenon write?"; "she published 25 books
        during her long career" syn: publish
     4: communicate with in writing; "write her soon, please"
        syn: drop a line
     5: communicate by letter; "he wrote that he would be coming
        soon"
     6: write music; "beethoven composed nine symphonies" syn: compose
     7: mark or trace on a surface; "the artist wrote chinese
        characters on a big piece of white paper"
     8: record data on a computer; "boot-up instructions are written
        on the hard disk"
     9: write or name the letters that comprise the conventionally
        accepted form of a word or part of a word; "he spelled
        the word wrong in this letter" syn: spell
     also: wrote, written
see also:
compose pen indite publish drop a line spell 
wrote written 
[5] : WordNet (r) 2.0
wrote
     see write
see also:
write 

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Wrote. Yesterday's News, Today.
...I'll see what I can do to keep Wrote rolling. Thanks for your patience. ... I apologize. Wrote is time consuming and I'm prioritizing my projects ... ..
http://www.wrote.org/, score=100, date indexed=December 29, 2005, 9:40 pm

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http://home.att.net/~tleary/, score=98, date indexed=December 29, 2005, 7:39 pm

Murder, She Wrote Web Site & Episode Guide
..."Murder, She Wrote" aired from September, 1984 - May, 1996. Synopsis: ... Chris Levinson whose father, Richard, cocreated Murder, She Wrote.. " ... ..
http://members.aol.com/meow103476/murder.html, score=95, date indexed=December 31, 2005, 10:35 pm

All She Wrote
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http://www.allshewrote.com/, score=92, date indexed=December 29, 2005, 10:49 pm

Who wrote the book of life?
...Thompson wrote in "On Growth and Form," "I know that in the study of ... and everything has a proper size accordingly," wrote Thomspon. "Cell ... ..
http://science.nasa.gov/newhome/headlines/ast28may99_1.htm, score=88, date indexed=January 26, 2006, 9:33 pm

Teri Wrote It.
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http://www.teriwroteit.com/, score=86, date indexed=December 30, 2005, 2:38 pm

Straight Dope Staff Report: Who wrote the Bible? (Part 1)
...Scholars differ on when the various authors wrote and when the ... Who wrote the Bible? I hear the Catholics did some pretty heavy ... ..
http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mbible1.html, score=68, date indexed=January 20, 2006, 5:58 am

Silicon Valley technology news and opinion
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http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/business/columnists/dan_gillmor/8679986.htm, score=64, date indexed=December 21, 2005, 3:05 am

Trapped in a Lyric They Never Wrote! - Songs with comics
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http://www.comicbookradioshow.com/trapped/songlist.html, score=59, date indexed=January 19, 2006, 9:06 pm

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