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redacción

writing

noun rreh-dahk-SYOHN Rare
Communication Writing

Origin: From Latin redactio, from redigere ('to bring back, to edit').

Also means

newsroom

Usage Note

Redacción has two principal meanings: the act or skill of writing/drafting (la redacción de un informe = 'the drafting of a report'; a school redacción is a written composition), and the physical or collective editorial office of a newspaper or magazine (la redacción del periódico = 'the newspaper's newsroom'). The verb is redactar ('to write, to draft'). The profession is redactor/redactora ('editor, writer, sub-editor').

Examples

"La redacción del contrato llevó varios días de negociación."

Natural Translation

Drafting the contract took several days of negotiation.

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