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cursive

n.
B1 Intermediate UK //kˈɜːsɪv// cur·sive

n. a style of writing where the letters are joined together in a flowing way. It is often used for signatures or in some schools to teach handwriting.

n. a style of handwriting in which the letters are joined in a flowing manner. Often used to distinguish formal or traditional script from modern block printing.


SIMPLE

She wrote her name in cursive on the envelope.

CONTEXTUAL

Many primary schools are moving away from teaching cursive in favor of keyboarding skills.

COMPLEX

The historical document was difficult to read because the scribe had written the entire text in a dense, looping cursive that had faded over centuries.

Synonyms
Origin

Borrowed from Middle French cursif, from Medieval Latin cursīvus, from Latin cursus.

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