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    Writ large
    • clear and obvious

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  3. Writ large is an idiom that means similar but larger or more obvious. Learn how to use it in sentences with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus.

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      WRIT LARGE meaning: 1. If one thing is another thing writ...

  4. Learn the meaning, synonyms, examples, and history of the verb write, which can mean to form letters or words on a surface, to compose or communicate by writing, or to make evident or obvious. See also the phrase writ large, which means on a larger scale or in a more prominent manner.

  5. 3 days ago · Definitions of writ large. adjective. made more obvious or prominent. “the effect of...his irregular life could be seen writ large on his gaunt features”. synonyms: obvious. easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind.

  6. 3 days ago · Learn the meaning and usage of the phrase 'writ large', which means very obvious or exaggerated. See examples, synonyms, and related words from Collins Dictionary.

  7. Writ large means to express or embody something with greater magnitude or scope. See how this idiom is used in sentences from various sources and learn its origin and synonyms.

  8. a. To fill (an amount of space) with words or information: wrote five pages in an hour. b. To put written information in the blank spaces of (a check, form, or similar document). 3. a. To produce or compose (text) in a recorded form that can be read: write a poem; write a letter. b. To express in writing; set down: write one's thoughts. c.

  9. Signified, expressed, or embodied with greater magnitude, as in That book on Lincoln is simply an article writ large. [Mid-1600s]

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