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(kʉr′siv)

adjective

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

Origin: ML cursivus < L cursus: see course

noun

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

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cur·sive

adjective

Having the successive letters joined together: cursive writing; a cursive style of type.

noun

A cursive character or letter.
A manuscript written in cursive characters.
Printing A type style that imitates handwriting.

Origin: French (écriture) cursive, cursive (handwriting), from Medieval Latin (scrīpta) cursīva, from Latin cursus, past participle of currere, to run; see kers- in Indo-European roots.

Related Forms:

curˈsive·ly adverb

curˈsive·ness noun

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