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cursive

American  
[kur-siv] / ˈkɜr sɪv /

adjective

  1. (of handwriting) in flowing strokes with the letters joined together.

  2. Printing. in flowing strokes resembling handwriting.

noun

  1. a cursive letter or character.

  2. Printing. a style of typeface simulating handwriting.

cursive British  
/ ˈkɜːsɪv /

adjective

  1. of or relating to handwriting in which letters are formed and joined in a rapid flowing style

  2. printing of or relating to typefaces that resemble handwriting

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noun

  1. a cursive letter or printing type

  2. a manuscript written in cursive letters

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Other Word Forms

  • cursively adverb
  • cursiveness noun
  • noncursive adjective
  • noncursively adverb
  • transcursive adjective
  • transcursively adverb

Etymology

Origin of cursive

1775–85; < Medieval Latin cursīvus flowing (said of penmanship), equivalent to Latin curs ( us ) (past participle of currere to run) + -īvus -ive

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