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creative writing

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The art of writing texts such as novels, short stories and poems which fall outside the bounds of professional, journalistic, academic and technical discourse.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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noun

Meaning 2

Such texts generally.

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Usage: uncountable

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Across languages

Translations

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  • Chinese Mandarin: 創意寫作 /创意写作 (chuàngyì xiězuò) — written texts which fall outside the bounds of normal texts
  • Chinese Mandarin: 創意性寫作 /创意性写作 (chuàngyìxìng xiězuò) — written texts which fall outside the bounds of normal texts
  • Finnish: luova kirjoittaminen — written texts which fall outside the bounds of normal texts
  • Macedonian: творечко пишување (tvorečko pišuvanje) — written texts which fall outside the bounds of normal texts
  • Polish: twórcze pisanie — written texts which fall outside the bounds of normal texts
  • Romanian: scriere creativă — written texts which fall outside the bounds of normal texts