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      Roots
      pleganplay- · Old English · to play, exercise; a dramatic workwritanwrit- · Old English · to write, incise-ing-ing · English · action of
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      Where does playwriting come from?

      The word playwriting breaks down into 3 roots of Old English and English origin: play-, from Old English plegan (“to play, exercise; a dramatic work”); writ, from Old English writan (“to write, incise”); and -ing, from English -ing (“action of”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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