Meaning of CURSIVE
| Pronunciation: | | 'kursiv
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- [n] rapid handwriting in which letters are set down in full and cursively connected within words without lifting the writing implement from the paper
- [adj] having successive letter joined together; "cursive script"
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| | Synonyms: | | longhand, running hand, written |
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| | See Also: | | copperplate, hand, handwriting, italic, round hand, script | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Cur"sive\ (k?r"s?v), a. [LL. cursivus: cf. F. cursif
See {Cursitor}.]
Running; flowing.
{Cursive hand},a running handwriting.
\Cur"sive\, n.
1. A character used in cursive writing.
2. A manuscript, especially of the New Testament, written in
small, connected characters or in a running hand; --
opposed to uncial. --Shipley.
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| | Related Terms: | | autograph, autographic, block letter, bold hand, book hand, calligraphic, chancery hand, chirographic, copperplate hand, cursive hand, effortless, engrossed, flowing, fluent, graphic, graphoanalytic, graphologic, graphometric, holograph, holographic, in longhand, in shorthand, in writing, inscribed, Italian hand, italic, italicized, law hand, lettering, longhand, majuscule script, manuscript, minuscule script, on paper, penciled, penned, printed, printing, round hand, running, scriptorial, scriptural, shorthand, smooth, Spencerian writing, stylographic, text hand, uncial, written |
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