10 letters · 18 points in Scrabble
noun the act of creating written works
noun the act of initiating a new idea or theory or writing
originEtymology tree English author Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English authorship From author + -ship.
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