prewriting

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English

Noun

prewriting (countable and uncountable, plural prewritings)

  1. A first draft, or plan made before the actual writing starts.
    • 2005, Vicki Urquhart, Monette McIver, Teaching Writing in the Content Areas, page 76:
      During the all-important prewriting phase, effective writers use questions to determine what they know, and what they need to learn more about.

Verb

prewriting

  1. present participle and gerund of prewrite