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cursive

/ˈkɜːsɪv/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A cursive character, letter or font.
  2. A manuscript written in cursive characters.
  3. Joined-up handwriting.
  4. Running; flowing.
  5. (of writing) Having successive letters joined together.
  6. (grammar) Of or relating to a grammatical aspect relating to an action that occurs in a straight line (in space or time).

Etymology / origin

No prose etymology has been added yet.

No ancestor words have been linked yet.

Related words

written(English)longhand(English)joined up(English)curly(English)semicursive(English)calligraphic(English)graphical(English)virgular(English)majuscule(English)hieratic(English)penmanship(English)handwriting(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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