how to pronounce writ

/ˈɹɪt/

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writ is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of writ in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… what it means but it writ large is …”

meanings of writ

noun:

That which is written; writing.
A written order, issued by a court, ordering someone to do (or stop doing) something.
Authority, power to enforce compliance.

verb:

Past participle of write.
Past tense of write.

writ frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word writ occurs in english on average 1.9 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics writ can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that writ can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;