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cursive

cur·sive [ kúrssiv ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
written in flowing style: describes writing or a style of writing in a flowing style with the letters joined together



noun  (plural cur·sives)
Definition:
 
1. flowing script: cursive writing, or a cursive script

2. manuscript written in flowing style: an ancient manuscript or other piece of writing in a flowing hand

3. printing typeface: a typeface in which the letters are joined together

[Late 18th century. < medieval Latin cursivus< Latin currere "to run"]

cur·sive·ly adverb
cur·sive·ness noun
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