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- verb Present participle of
edit . - noun an act or instance of something being
edited
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun putting something (as a literary work or a legislative bill) into acceptable form
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Examples
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That is what he calls editing, which is the special duty of an
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, September 16, 1914 Various 1898
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(To recap, the editing is a joint venture for separate publishers in Australia, the UK and the USA – same book, different editions, same publication date of November 2009.)
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Collaboration has a long history in editing, which is one of the factors behind the easy accommodation of editorial projects in the digital realm.
Introduction 2003
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"It's what you call editing," Fernando Ruiz, who frequently addresses the commission, said
Brownsville Herald : 2010
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So apparently, the massive spike in traffic and editing from the recent Syfy posts have essentially broken the internet.
Landor Distancing Self from Syfy Naming Credit? « Art & Business of Motion 2009
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Of course as a blogger, editing is an necessary part of my daily life.
Wild Mind: Writing as Spiritual Practice | Write to Done 2009
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Learn that editing is the most important part of writing (at least for me) and that you have to edit, edit, edit yourself.
All Things Girl » All Things Girl » Blog Archive » Author Insight: Jill Marie Landis 2010
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I love to be edited if the editing is intelligent and I had about five good friends who were essential to the germination and progression of the book.
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I might be able to stretch it up to 80000 words in total when the editing is done.
early weekly nathreee 2009
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While my fellow committee members assisted me in editing the final work product, the body of the commentary was drafted by me and was to be attributed to me, but for some reason, that didn't occur.
Finding Balance 2009
Prolagus commented on the word editing
When not to edit.
June 3, 2010
ruzuzu commented on the word editing
Hahaha!
June 3, 2010
reesetee commented on the word editing
Haha! (a little late)
June 15, 2010