piece of writing vs written document

written document vs piece of writing

piece of writing and written document both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
piece of writing	Yes	No	No	No
written document	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, written document is a hyponym of piece of writing; that is, written document is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than piece of writing:

piece of writing: the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect)
written document: writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)

Other hyponyms of piece of writing include bowdlerisation, bowdlerization, title, cryptogram, cryptograph, secret writing, rescript, revision, rewrite, literary composition, literary work, literature, literature, matter, criticism, literary criticism, section, subdivision, paragraph, diary, journal, inscription, lettering, manuscript, ms, autograph, treatise, adaptation, version, essay, editing, redaction, religious text, religious writing, sacred text, sacred writing, screed, document, papers, dramatic composition, dramatic work, dithyramb, plagiarism, transcript.

piece of writing (noun)	written document (noun)
the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect)	writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)

Difference between piece of writing and written document

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