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| cur·sive [ kúrssiv ] |
adjective |
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written in flowing style: describes writing or a style of writing in a flowing style with the letters joined together
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noun (plural cur·sives) |
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1. flowing script: cursive writing, or a cursive script
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2. manuscript written in flowing style: an ancient manuscript or other piece of writing in a flowing hand
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3. printing typeface: a typeface in which the letters are joined together
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| [Late 18th century. < medieval Latin cursivus< Latin currere "to run"] |
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 cur·sive·ly adverb |
 cur·sive·ness noun |
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