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cursive definition

cur·sive (kʉr′siv)

adjective

flowing; not disconnected; specif., designating writing in which the strokes of the letters are joined in each word

Etymology: ML cursivus < L cursus: see course

noun

  1. a cursive character
  2. a manuscript in cursive writing
  3. Printing a typeface that looks like handwriting, but with unconnected letters

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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