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LONGHAND
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Rapid handwriting in which letters are set down in full and are cursively connected within words without lifting the writing implement from the paper
Synonyms:
cursive; cursive script; longhand; running hand
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("longhand" is a kind of...):
hand; handwriting; script (something written by hand)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "longhand"):
minuscule (a small cursive script developed from uncial between the 7th and 9th centuries and used in medieval manuscripts)
copperplate (a graceful style of handwriting based on the writing used on copperplate engravings)
italic (a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right)
round hand (a clearly written style of longhand with large round curves)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having words written out in full by hand
Example:
longhand writing
Classified under:
Similar:
written (set down in writing in any of various ways)
