writing vs editing

editing vs writing

writing and editing both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
writing	Yes	No	No	No
editing	Yes	No	No	No

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

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)
editing: putting something (as a literary work or a legislative bill) into acceptable form

Other hyponyms 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, redaction, religious text, religious writing, sacred text, sacred writing, screed, document, papers, written document, dramatic composition, dramatic work, dithyramb, plagiarism, transcript.

writing (noun)	editing (noun)
the activity of putting something in written form	putting something (as a literary work or a legislative bill) into acceptable form
the act of creating written works
the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect)
letters or symbols that are written or imprinted on a surface to represent the sounds or words of a language
(usually plural) the collected work of an author

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