1. the written form of a word; - Example: "while the spoken word stands for something, the written word stands for something that stands for something" - Example: "a craftsman of the written word"
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
written word
n 1: the written form of a word; "while the spoken word stands
for something, the written word stands for something that
stands for something"; "a craftsman of the written word"