SONGWRITING

Meaning of SONGWRITING in English

song ‧ writ ‧ ing /ˈsɒŋˌraɪtɪŋ $ ˈsɒːŋ-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]

the process of writing songs:

There’s some excellent songwriting on this album.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

SONGWRITING — noun see: songwriter
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SONGWRITING — n. composition of songs, act of writing music and/or lyrics for songs
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SONGWRITING — see songwriter
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SONGWRITING — / ˈsɒŋraɪtɪŋ; NAmE ˈsɔːŋ-/ noun [ U ] the process of writing songs
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SONGWRITING — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Johnny Marr set about moulding a band around the songwriting . ▪ Marr's years spent …
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SONGWRITING — [noun] [U]
Cambridge English vocab
SONGWRITER — noun Date: 1821 a person who composes words or music or both especially for popular songs, songwriting noun
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
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HARBURG, E(DGAR) Y(IPSEL) — orig. Isidore Hochberg born April 8, 1896/98, New York, N.Y., U.S. died March 5, 1981, Hollywood, Calif. U.S. lyricist, producer, …
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CAESAR, IRVING — orig. Isidor Caesar born July 4, 1895, New York, N.Y., U.S. died Dec. 18, 1996, New York City U.S. lyricist. …
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SONGWRITER — ■ noun a writer of songs or the music for them. Derivatives songwriting noun
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